Allis Chalmers Clutch Question

Hey guys...

Well, Im not going to say much right now, but i *may* or may not have recently took a trip that inspired me to tie up some loose ends with my tractor hobby. I officially gave up on my "B" project over a year ago, and scrapped the tractor. I did however keep the rebuilt (although non-running) engine for it, and most of the sheetmetal. I got a partnership with youtube last march, and so i now make a little money off of my videos, and i now have a full metal working shop at school that us students get to use for our projects, as long as we buy the material.

Ive been thinking, about getting my C running, with the B engine, and building custom sheetmetal for it. It would be a sweet project, and something very unique when i'm done with it. And now that i have some money, and im not a broke 14 year old, that i could finally do this right. That'd be nice.

Anyway, i'm about to drag my C up from the field where it has sat for the last 8 months, and take the engine apart, and take the B engine apart, as well. They both got a nice dose of bad gas and then sat out for quite a long time, so i'd have alot of cleaning up to do inside of the engine.

I do remember that the clutch made this horrendous grinding noise when it was pushed in on that tractor. The clutch on the B was questionable. Before i go out and buy a new clutch assembly, i want to know that i need one. Ive never worked on a clutch before, and i do not know anything except the basic theory of how they work.

When i get them off of their tractors, what should i look for/measure, etc??

Thanks guys...

If its crunchy, look for a bad throwout bearing, or missing or bent fingers and broken springs on the pressure plate. If you got it apart it might just be cheaper, to turn the flywheel smooth, at a machine shop, and put a new clutch in. No guessing that way.

Grinding noise is usually a bad throwout bearing- maybe $20 for a new one. Clutch may be in fine shape. Either way, need to split to find out. But, why scrap an AC?

I agree with your question. The B could have provided parts for the C at worst, since so much is interchangeable between the two.
Zach

Bad gas shouldn't affect the engine, only the carb. I think it would be a challenge for an autobody tech to make custom sheet metal for a tractor. You don't want the tractor to look like a box on wheels or worse... a Chip Foose 4020. Dave

I hated to see that "B" go down the tubes we all cheered ya on that one.
I have a knucklehead of a friend that built one up.
motor was a total loss. I was trying to get him to take pics of his version of a build. I may have to go there myself just to get them 50 mi one way.
He does now have a running "B" with an air cooled 24 Hp Onan electric start. said the piece he needed machined to make it work was about $80.00