I have an M4050 (not DT) that I need assistance adjusting the clutch on. It started grinding and won't go in gear. I have adjusted it with absolutely no play, and it still will not go into gear. I saw some posts on PTO clutch adjustment, but not for the drive train clutch. The guy I bought it from had the clutch replaced by the Kubota place in Athens, so it's not that old. If I give it the recommended free play, will that allow it to go into gear?
M4050 Clutch adjustment
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Age and service life on a dry clutch are not always connected. It looks like there is a cover plate under the clutch compartment, probably access for the PTO clutch adjustment you mentioned. With that cover removed you should be able to reach the throw out bearing and the various release levers on the pressure plate. I would start there. There should be three levers for the transmission clutch and three for the PTO clutch. Look for one lever to be out of synch with the others. Sometimes the pins, links, or even the levers themselves will break or become disconnected. When that occurs, the symptom is often just what you described. If you remove a clevis pin from the external pedal linkage you can let the throw out bearing back away from the levers farther so one lever out of place may be more obvious.
Does the PTO portion of the clutch work correctly now, or have you even tried it? That doesn't necessarily mean anything, I'm just curious.
Does the PTO portion of the clutch work correctly now, or have you even tried it? That doesn't necessarily mean anything, I'm just curious.
Yes the PTO works good. I went ahead and adjusted it to the proper amount of free play for the clutch pedal and that fixed it.