Harry Ferguson TO30 question?

fireman176 · May 11, 2015

Does anyone know if I can get a good look at clutch and pressure plate by removing steering gear box from on top of bell housing? My clutch is sticking and when it is warmed up will unstick. I think the shaft and splines are gunked up and when warm will become more fluid and allow clutch to slide back and forth. I was going to spray brake cleaner in there to break up old grease and oil in an attempt to free it up.

showcrop · May 11, 2015

I have never had a clutch stick myself, but conventional wisdom is that the disc rusts to the flywheel because of humidity and because there is some steel in the disc. I have not heard of them sticking due to grease and gunk on the splines. It is said that if they get stuck once they are most likely to stick again due to the rust that formed on the flywheel. I expect that the best way to reduce the likelihood of it sticking again is to slip the clutch some to clean it, and then block the pedal down when parking it so that the disc is not in contact with the flywheel.

Ark68SS · May 11, 2015

(quoted from post at 08:46:16 05/11/15) Does anyone know if I can get a good look at clutch and pressure plate by removing steering gear box from on top of bell housing?

Nope, you can't see the clutch there. You can kinda get a look at it through the starter switch hole.
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