replacement clutches

MARK ROBKE

Well-known Member
I wanted to thank those who responded to my earlier post(6 pages back already).I haven't had time to respond til now so I started a new post.To answer how did I know the pressure plate fingers were too low is because we installed them and could not get the free play adjusted before running out of linkage.If anything you should usually shorten linkage when installing a new clutch because it should have been adjusted a few times over its life.As a clutch wears,it losses free play,so usually the linkage gets shortened.With these remans,we are starting with not enough linkage,so therefore the pressure plate fingers were too low.We had to reassemble a few extra times until we got the correct free play.So if we had the tool to set finger height,or the dimensions,we would have one made.And would save time!We have been using several different brands,and had the same issue with all of them. So again thanks to all who responded.Mark
 
Mark I have been installing clutches for over fifty years now. I never had one that I did not set the clutch finger height on. The only ones that you did not where the pickup ones that did not have any adjustment. I have installed JD, MF, AC, IH, Ford, and Case clutches an set the finger height on all of them. Heck on many of them you can use a tri-square and measure your height off the flywheel face. I have the setting gauges for most JD and IH tractors. Most of them I made using sheet steel and some time. Finding the dimension is not hard most service manuals give you the needed information.
 
We did look in a service manual,and we got was to use a special tool #xxxyyy-no dimensions listed. But I have got a pretty good measure that I figured out.Mark
 

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