Re: A couple more thoughts

Posted by chadd on July 05, 2007 at 19:58:37 from (4.188.128.243):

In Reply to: A couple more thoughts posted by ScottyHOMEy on July 05, 2007 at 14:06:53:

Our 1940 Farmall M has the belly pump and the two-way remote attachment on it, so I can't easily look into the clutch housing. I have just been doing everything from the clutch pedal and memories from working on our W6 changing the clutch. But I am noticing that the W6 works backwards from the M clutch(the linkage connects to the pedal underneath the pivot, so when you step on the pedal, the linkage pulls the lever back, and then the throwout fork is located under the throw-out carrier, so it will push the throw-out carrier into the clutch fingers.) I was noticing that when you press in the clutch, the clutch doesn't disengage a whole lot, as most of the pedal travel was wasted by free-play. My dad adjusted it 10 years ago when it was on the corn picker. It had full fluid in both 14.9-38's, had a mounted corn picker on it, and was pulling two full gravity boxes up a 20 or 30 degree incline in road gear when it slipped some at the crest of the hill, and he had to go to 4th. He had heard from someone that adjusting the linkage all the way would help it, but since then, shifting gears meant a little grinding, because the clutch never seemed to fully engage. I think that because it is a 1940, ours only got an 11" clutch, and pulling all of that weight over the hill was just more than 11" could handle (the later ones got 12"), and I tend to think that it has a built motor to pull all that weight up the hill in the first place (it handles a 12" double acting disc with the wheels up in the air in clay without much trouble in 2nd gear), which isn't easy on the clutch, either. The clutch hasn't slipped since that hill, 10 years ago, but I think that the grinding might be due to the excessive freeplay. I got it back to factory settings, but used up two turns or so to get there. We'll see if it helps or not tomorrow. I lengthened the rod to decrease the pedal free-play. As the clutch wears, the free-play should decrease correct? So then I should shorten the rod to adjust for wear, right? So that means that I should have a lot of adjustment left, correct? Thank you for your response, and all of your help.

Replies:

• Re: A couple more thoughts ScottyHOMEy 21:16:10 07/05/07 (1)
  • Re: A couple more thoughts chadd 06:24:54 07/06/07 (0)

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