450 clutch question

Just got the 450 back together after fixing the TA and it went together harder than I expected. After getting together went to push the clutch and it needed quite a bit of adjustment. The clevis that goes on the bottom of the clutch pedal had to be UNSCREWED at least 1.5-2 turns. A new clutch was installed also. I figured that once the clutch in new that clevis would have to be turned clockwise to get the correct ajustment. Can anyone help explain this? Thanks in advance.

Something is not wright . IF you are usen the old main clutch over and the flywheel was not cut then everything SHOULD be real close. IF you forced her together then i am telling you now to start pulling it back apart and start looking. Here is a little secret to have a tractor darn near fall together , Before you go back together first remove the Pressure plate and IF it has shipping hole where three bolts can be screwed into it to pull the fingers down then put three bolts into it and flatten them fingers down . If it does not have the shipping bolt holed in it then you can use your heel and press down one at a time and wedge a flt washer under the outside edge of the arms so that they stay down . THEN you place the pressure plate on the PTO input shaft , next ya hang the disc on the trans. input shaft and you SLIDE the tractor together . once it is together bolted up then you can work thru the bottom inspection hole and bolt the pressure plate onto the flywheel Then you can remove the bolts holding the pressure plate in the shipping and if it has no bolts you can get the washers out . By doing it this way the only thing ya have to line up is the pilot bearing and you do not stand the chance of messing up a clutch or even worse shoven a input shaft back .or even worse busten the thrust bearing web out of the block .

It has a new clutch. I don't think I forced it. I got it very close, within an inch of together by pushing the back wheels and raising / lowering jack as needed. After the guide pins got started it went in smooth. Not sure what to do now, proceed or tear it back down.

If it was a new clutch did you remove the shipping bolts?? or washers under the fingers??? If there are bolts then there will be three on the pressure plate Look at your old one as there will not be any on the finger side . They will be a 5/16 bolt sticking out of the holes above the springs . Looking up from the bottom they will stick out like a sore thumb. That would give you a false set on the clutch.