Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The On-going Saga Of The International Truck Clutch

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The On-going Saga Of The International Truck Clutch

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: How do you think it would work if you had it started up on the blocks, and with the engine pulling the drive train (clutch depressed) then pump the brakes. This should be less violent than jumping off the blocks. It might help to let it run for a little while and let the heat of the engine warm up the flywheel and clutch assembly. : : : : : : : 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? : : : : I agree, this doesn't seem like the safest idea I've seen for this procedure. If you take video or stills : : : : I'd be happy to post them to my website. : : : This may not help much but I have a Farmall H which has a sticky clutch when we have had a lot of wet weather. First I warm it up in neutral. Then I shut off the motor, put it in gear and start at idle. I drive around for about 5 minutes with the pedal depressed and it frees itself up. You may have already tried this. : : OK, the above stated method would probably work but the problem is that the truck will NOT start in gear. One twelve volt battery being charged by another in a running truck will just barely kick it over enough to start it in neutral. I am heading into town soon to pick up one of those big-ass 12 volts that are about 2ft. long at the local CT and I'm going to see what that'll do for it. I'm thinking about heating the clutch before I take the plunge off the blocks, soften it up a bit. Any suggestions?

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