H Clutch De-Greasing

FBH44 · Mar 9, 2015

I'm looking for the easy way to spray some carb cleaner or brake cleaner on clutch / pressure plate. I believe they stick together.
I look at the area of tractor about 5" right below the aft end of the aluminum label plate, there is a steel 5/8" plug, pressed in on each side of the tractor. If I remove those, do I have access in to spray some cleaner on the clutch?

DeltaRed · Mar 9, 2015

No.If it sticks that bad,tear it apart and fix it right.You can split an H in an hour or so.

Zachary Hoyt · Mar 9, 2015

You can take the clutch and PP out of an H without splitting. You have to remove the belly pump and input shaft.
Zach

S2710 · Mar 9, 2015

I have a H that I have a snow plow on and If I don't block the clutch petal down when parked it will rust together in a week or so. It is just easer to block the clutch then take it apart and fix it right.

Bob

rustyfarmall · Mar 9, 2015

(quoted from post at 08:50:57 03/09/15) I'm looking for the easy way to spray some carb cleaner or brake cleaner on clutch / pressure plate. I believe they stick together.
I look at the area of tractor about 5" right below the aft end of the aluminum label plate, there is a steel 5/8" plug, pressed in on each side of the tractor. If I remove those, do I have access in to spray some cleaner on the clutch?

Those plugs are covering bolt holes that would be used for mounting implements. They may or may not go all the way through, but in any event, spraying carb cleaner into those holes would not accomplish your goal.

What might help though, would be to start the engine, put the transmission into 5th gear, and then let the clutch up just a little but not enough to actually move the tractor. Sort of just let the clutch slip for a minute or two. Might create enough heat to burn off any oil residue and at the same time polish up the mating surfaces.

David G · Mar 9, 2015

I had same thing happen on my H. The rear main seal was leaking. The issue was not the clutch, but the recessed area on the flywheel. The correction was a split, rear main seal replacement, clutch plate and clean up flywheel.

old · Mar 9, 2015

About the only way to do it is pull the starter off and use the straw that comes with the brake cleaner spray and with the clutch pedal blocked down spray it out. You also need to turn the engine over as your doing it so as to get to the whole clutch. Will also help of from now on you block the pedal down when parked

David G · Mar 10, 2015

I still would make sure and clean the recess on the flywheel, it gets oil caked on there from leaky seals and does not let clutch slide away.

I do not know if you can get at this from the starter hole.

H Clutch De-Greasing

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