Re: The On-going Saga Of The International Truck Clutch
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Posted by DY on June 13, 1998 at 05:19:25:
In Reply to: The On-going Saga Of The International Truck Clutch posted by Eric Tessmer on June 12, 1998 at 20:03:08:
: I posted before about my WWII International Army Truck and how I should "unstick" it's clutch. Many suggestions were related to chaining it to a big sturdy oak tree and taking off with the clutch pedal depressed. The problem with this is that the truck is so damn big and nowhere NEAR a tree of these dimensions that there is no possibility of me moving it. I also wondered about putting it in gear and pulling it with my tractor (while in gear) with the clutch pedal depressed, this theory was shot down when my tractor lost it's traction and presented me with two very decorative ruts, that create natural pools of water (and thusly mud) after every rain. So now I have taken the advice of my uncle and have jacked up the truck and put it on blocks and am proposing to get it running and then knock it off the blocks, all time with the clutch pedal depressed. This, in theory, should jar the clutch apart. I am now wondering, is there anything I should be aware of before I do this? What would be the best way to "bump" it off the blocks? And finally does ANYONE know where I can obtain a SQUARE socket to fit the lugs on the wheels? They are slighty bigger than 3/4", like a 13/16" or something. Thanks for any help. Jumping it off blocks sounds kind of wild. Can you just drive it around in a lower gear awhile. Would the vibration and temperature changes free it up? I have had clutches stuck on old crawlers and put oil and heat on them to get them loose. What if the clutch isn't the "weakest link" in the drive train, with the block idea?
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