I split my little tractor this weekend because I thought the release bearing was bad. The petal didn't move very much. Turns out the tractor has a new clutch in it. The release bearing is fine.
Two things I noticed:
1) The bearing holder (sleeve) for the release bearing isn't moving smoothly, I can rock it up and down (not sure if that is bad) and the grease zerk is missing on it.
2) The fingers on the pressure plate do not appear to be raised very far.
My thoughts are that if the fingers are not adjusted correctly then there wouldn't be much movement in the clutch petal. How do I measure them for adjustment? I do not have the tool that the manual shows. Is there another method to adjust them other than trial and error. It only took a couple hours to take it apart but I'd rather not do that 2/3 times.
Does anyone have any insight into this? I'm thinking I may need a new sleeve.
Thanks in advance
Mic
Two things I noticed:
1) The bearing holder (sleeve) for the release bearing isn't moving smoothly, I can rock it up and down (not sure if that is bad) and the grease zerk is missing on it.
2) The fingers on the pressure plate do not appear to be raised very far.
My thoughts are that if the fingers are not adjusted correctly then there wouldn't be much movement in the clutch petal. How do I measure them for adjustment? I do not have the tool that the manual shows. Is there another method to adjust them other than trial and error. It only took a couple hours to take it apart but I'd rather not do that 2/3 times.
Does anyone have any insight into this? I'm thinking I may need a new sleeve.
Thanks in advance
Mic
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