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1949 Model A shift lever

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charlie seahorn

09-24-2001 12:26:29




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My shift lever pulls out of its place and then I cant shift gears. What will it take to fix this little annoyance of life? My clutch also seems to need some attention but being a new guy to tractors I dont know how to tell you what is a miss with the clutch. it works but dont stay in engaged without a foot resting on the lever. I figure it needs some new parts, but which ones?




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Clooney

09-24-2001 13:36:13




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 Re: 1949 Model A shift lever in reply to charlie seahorn, 09-24-2001 12:26:29  
Charlie, there is a ball on the shift lever that the shifter rotates about & if it is worn or the seat it rides in is worn the shifter can pull out far enough to not shift. It could also be one of the snap rings holding the ball on has come loose. If the snap rings are intact I usually build a little spacer to go between the ball & the lower snap ring to space the lever down slightly. Probably wouldn't hurt to install a new top spring also..... For the clutch, it sounds like the "dogs", "toggles", "pivot pins" or all of the above are worn & not letting the toggles go all the way over center. There is a way to machine .020"-.030" from the outer end of the operating sleeve to allow it to move out farther & let the toggles go over center farther (that is much cheaper than replacing all the clutch operating parts). Those parts add up to quite a sum of money. You could even do the machine work with a grinder if you are careful & measure often to keep it even. The hard part is getting the drive gear off the pulley to allow the operating sleeve to be removed.

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Jerry S

09-24-2001 13:32:24




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 Re: 1949 Model A shift lever in reply to charlie seahorn, 09-24-2001 12:26:29  
I am sure you will hear this more than once but especially when you are new, it is a great help to get an operators manual and a shop manual from your JD dealer right out of the chute. That way you can know all kinds of little things that will help. In this case, I am guessing you need to adjust your clutch. The book tells it best but the short version is to pop the clutch cover off while the tractor is off. Engage the clutch and evenly tighten the three slotted nuts until you have a clutch that pops a little when you disengage it. On the Shift lever, I can only guess but once you get more familiar with your tractor, take the whole piece off that has the steering shaft through it and gear shift and all then look at your shift lever and see if there is some wear or misalignment of the shifting mechanisms. You have to be smarter than me to know how to align all that right but at least you will be able to tell people on this board what you see there. I am not sure if there is a shop manual for the A but there is a really good one for a B that generally works pretty much the same in principle.

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charlie seahorn

09-24-2001 13:59:10




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 Re: Re: 1949 Model A shift lever in reply to Jerry S, 09-24-2001 13:32:24  
I done spent a hundred dollars on books for JD tractors and did not get the manuals for basic adjustments and maintance. It was all basic stuff but their was nuggets of gold on adjusting the carb.



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