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My project this week

onefarmer

onefarmer

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Location
6735 S Lowell Rd, St Johns, Mi 48879
Massey Ferguson 175

Over the last couple years the pto clutch started to drag then wouldn't release. So I just used it to pull wagons and such. Then suddenly last fall the trans clutch won't release. Drove it to the house and parked it. Went on to the next tractor to finish my work. Got it in the shop this week managed to get it split.




My guess was the friction material came apart as it wore to thin and jammed it up. When I got into it what I found made more sense.

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A broken pivot pin. I have a whole new clutch ordered. As long as I'm in there I'll just replace the whole thing. This tractor has never had any work done to it. Guess it's about time.


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Onefarmer, a few years ago when you started the members map I entered a tractor show that takes place in Apache Junction AZ every March. The link to the website does not show upcoming events, at least I could't find it. This might be a better link to anyone interested in old iron in AZ. We have never been here for the show, but Dick2 used to post pictures from it, but I believe he is no longer with us, but he's still on the map.

https://aedgeta.org/calendar-of-events
 
Looks like you had better luck than I did when I split the Super 55. I tried for a couple of hours to get it apart just to find out that I forgot to unhook the stabilizer arms from the front axle. Talk about feeling stupid.
 
The way he split the 175 is harder than the way I do them. I don't remove the hood or the steering drag link, but an overhead lift is needed with my method. I've never replaced a complete dual clutch either, but repaired them the way I learned working at the MF dealer years ago.
 
Either way looks a lot tougher than the Oliver Z split. The second time I split mine I had it apart in about 15 minutes.
 
Now that I've done this once I could split it in just over 15min. But I shouldn't say that. Something will go wrong and have to test that.....

I had to take the hood off to get to the fuel sender wires. I also had to jack the tank up to get it over the throttle linkages. I've had the hood off before to put on a new valve cover gasket, that was leaking like a sieve. And bolt the tank back down.
 
Guess I should have told you the MF dealer tricks, battery and unplugging the light wires were all we did for 165 and 175 clutch splits with the hood still on. Did use an overhead lift to pick up the steering box by the wheel 1/2 inch from the trans top cover, then split and roll the rear away.
 
Now I've thought about it, I can see that would work. I still needed to replace the fuel sending unit anyway. So I didn't lose anything. Definitely keep it in mind for future use.

Sometime I need to do a double split on my 265. The clutch is weak, hyd steering motor (hand pump?) leaks bad, and the hyd pump is weak needs replaced. I've been in the rear for ipto clutch work so I'm up on that.
 
Them old Masseys are good tractors. Run a long time, cheap parts for Perkins engines, and good on fuel. Never had one of the small ones with a dual clutch split though. Can't really think of a lot of Masseys in my neighborhood, a couple bigger ones, but that's about it that I know of. Good luck with your project.

Ross
 
If you have lights on an Oliver,you have to unplug the wire to those,but that's all. You could start the engine with it split if you wanted to.

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