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Clutch Stuck

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Richard Anderso

12-04-2003 09:59:04




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I want to thank all the people for posting all the great information. I purchased a '52 TEA20 and I have it running so nice that I like to use the hand crank to start it. I bought the little guy to do two chores; put the boat in the lake in the summer and move the ton of snow I usually get in the winter. I had the clutch stick last summer a couple of times but it would usually break free after taking a little road trip. This was not the case after the last seize-up.

I was ready to break the thing in two. I did some reading and found that by spraying some WD40 on the clutch through the starter hole, taking it for a spin in fourth gear and jumping on the brakes would help free it. I am also going to find a nice solution to hold the clutch down when it is not in use. I shudder to think how much money it would have cost to have a tractor mechanic fix it. Thanks again for all your help.

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Ray,IN

12-04-2003 20:10:44




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 Re: Clutch Stuck in reply to Richard Anderson, 12-04-2003 09:59:04  
Infrequent use and humidity(corrosion) cause the clutch to stick to the flywheel. When my TO-30 used to get a sticky clutch I'd just ease up against a large tree, then gently and deliberatly slip the clutch until it just began to smell. This has always solved the problem. This is the original clutch plate, so I guess I'm not damaging it. Since then, I use the tractor about 3x a week to keep everything working OK. I'm leery of using WD40(dries and leaves sticky residue) or anything else on the clutch material, except perhaps brake cleaner. After all, this is performing the same action as brake linings only in reverse and suffers the same results when exposed to oils, brake fluid, etc.

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kirk

12-04-2003 12:30:23




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 Re: Clutch Stuck in reply to Richard Anderson, 12-04-2003 09:59:04  
i also have a 52 tea20 which now i have in 2 parts .dont use snake oil cures on something as dangerous as atractor that wont stop.this is agreat tractor and it deserves to be fixed right . i almost went through my shop wall. not to mention any danger to bystanders i was able to get all parts through carquest but pressure plate good luck and stay safe capt. kirk



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Mr Chapp

12-04-2003 16:09:29




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 Re: Re: Clutch Stuck in reply to kirk, 12-04-2003 12:30:23  
Splitting is not difficult..just time and labor consuming. This is not a job that I would recomend a repair shop for. You're capable of doing this. GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN.



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Mr Chapp

12-05-2003 16:37:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Clutch Stuck in reply to Mr Chapp, 12-04-2003 16:09:29  
As I said, not a difficult job. Just time and labor intensive, especially for thr first timer. I still recomend doing it yourself, as in my previous reply.



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capt.kirk

12-04-2003 16:34:22




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 Re: Re: Re: Clutch Stuck in reply to Mr Chapp, 12-04-2003 16:09:29  
i just wanted to let ya know my tea only took 2.5 hrs to split and i also replaced input seal and throwout bearing and pilot bearing if you need the carquest numbers e mail me. iwork in the county here as a mechanic for our entire fleet plus our local police dept. and i started playing with old tractors as ahobby and i have alot of help with vendors finding things for me .i was worried when you mentioned wd40.backing in your boat would be abad time to find out.see a web site by jim w. his site gave me some good insight. you dont have to be a mechanic its a straight forward job job that will be rewading when your done. spraying wd40 in may find its way to the disc spline but its finding things it shouldnt on the way.best of luck and look forward to hearing a success story shortly from you. p.s. sorry for lengthy response

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