Stuck clutch question

When pulling a vehicle to unstick a clutch what gear should the tranny be in, a high one or a low one? TIA

Higher the better.

Ok if your pulling it with another tractor etc you want a lower gear but still high enough the the tire spin. If your driving it you want the highest gear you can use and still be safe. The idea is to put the most drag you can on the clutch so it will pop free so pull=lower gear. Drive= higher gear

High gear. A low gear won't put as much pressure on the clutch.

High gear yes if the engine is doing the work but lower gear if being pulled because that puts more drag on the clutch when the engine is not running. If you think about it if you try to pull start something and you use a real low gear a lot of times the tires slip because of to much drag from the engine so if your freeing up a stuck clutch and pulling the tractor with that stuck clutch you want more drag on it not less which a higher gear would do

Hate to say it, but your way of thinking is backwards.

If the engine will run, just tie the clutch pedal down........with transmission in park or neutral....... and let it run at fast idle for a while. Vibration will usually un-stick 'em.

Bernie, my thoughts for what they are worth.
When I think about it, a lower gear will often slide the wheels when pulling a vehicle. This is because there is not enough leverage to spin the engine over. So will there be enough leverage to break the clutch lose? When you put it in a higher gear and it spins the engine. Now if the engine is spinning how is that going to unstick the clutch? To be honest with you I have never unstuck a clutch by pulling a vehicle. Because I have not felt the effort to be worth it. The only way I have unstucken a clutch is to replace it. Alas! I have started to stray from your question. Back to the question at hand. As I think about it there are two different possibilities you can try. The most surefire way would be to fill the cylinder cavities full of water. This would ensure the engine would not spin and the pressure against the clutch might have a chance to unstick the clutch. It also has a good chance of ruining your engine, if not done properly. If using this method I would start in a lower gear and work my way up until I found the point of just enough to unstick it. In fact I would suggest you do that with either method. The other method would be to secure the fan blade securely with baling twine (I would not use wire as it might nick the fan blade and cause an out of balance problem and pull vehicle. This method is easier and would have less change of harming engine components should something go not just quite right. You have probably noticed I am not a regular poster and do not have several thousand post. But you can rest assured that I can Bull Hock with the best and do know of which I speak. Before closing let me apologize for not highly recommending you get the proper manual for your vehicle. The reason I did not do so, I have yet to see a manual cover the process of unsticking a clutch by pulling vehicle. Please when You have unstucken your clutch let us know how it went. Thank you for posting your question and I hope this discussion has been very helpful to you.

Sorry but it is you go out and do it which by the way I have 100s of times. Pulling one gears work back ward of when the engine is running. Higher gear when engine is running works the clutch more when engine is not running lower gear works it hard because it is a lot hard to spin the engine over

I take it this is an auto not a tractor we are talking about? the more info you give us the better.

unsticking a clutch by replacement is the last possible thing to try..

soundguy

Engine resiatance stays the same. It turns over easier in high because there is more power to it than in a lower gear because of all the power loss turning all those gears. If you could put a torque wrench on the clutch shaft you would get a higher reading in high than in low when pulling it.

I still say low gear is best becuase if you think about it your using the tranny back wards so the gear ratios also work back wards and that is why when you try to pull start an engine in low gear you slide the tires and do not turn it over and that is the type of stress you want to put on a stuck clutch to free it up