I had clutch problems on the SC to a point that all the adjustment was taken out of the adjustment rod, and the clutch would not fully disengage, I ordered a new clutch kit and split the tractor. I have had the flywheel ground. When I took the clutch throw-out bearing carrier out of the torque tube today, the thin wall guide sleeve that the bearing carrier rides on was beat up and flared real bad on the clutch side of the carrier, apparently from the clutch shaft movement. I do not remember if the guide sleeve was retained within the torque tube cross member.My questions are: 1. What is the purpose of the guide sleeve? 2. Is the transmission side of the guide sleeve supposed to be retained within cross member/support member in the torque tube? 3. Is the throw-out bearing carrier supposed to slide fore and aft on this guide sleeve when the clutch is disengaged/engaged? 4. If the answer to #2 above is yes, then what retains the guide sleeve in the support member? 5. If the answer to #1 is yes, what retains the guide sleeve in the cross member? 6, With the guide sleeve being beat up and expanded on the clutch side so that is won’t slide within the carrier, what is the long answer to improve my situation? 7. Is the guide sleeve available from a supplier somewhere? I have a Operators Manual, a Parts Manual, and an Engine Service Manual that covers the engine only. 8. Is there a service manual for the other components of the SC besides the engine? I want one if it exists.
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