Posted by Mike (WA) on March 05, 2014 at 14:54:56 from (69.10.199.171):
In Reply to: feature night? posted by Larry@stinescorner on March 05, 2014 at 14:28:32:
Here in moist country, clutch disks often stick to the flywheel on our tractors, if they are used infrequently. Most of the solutions I've seen on here involve starting the tractor in gear and running it into a tree, driving around with clutch pedal tied down until it either breaks free or you run out of gas, etc. Others advocate splitting the tractor, which of course we all enjoy.
Easy method is to remove the starter, and use "the tool" through the hole. "The tool"? Get the thinnest, crummiest butcher knife out of the Mrs. knife drawer, preferably whilst she is otherwise occupied. Take it to the shop, heat it about 2 inches down from the point, and bend it 90°. Make sure it is dull, we don't want to put any cuts in the clutch disk.
After taking off the starter, use the tool through the starter hole. Work it in under the disk, in the gaps in the pressure plate, and rock it back and forth to free the disk from the flywheel. Rotate the flywheel to the next gap with a bit screwdriver, repeat. By about the third one, it will break loose all the way around.
Reinstall the starter, and you're good to go. You can still run it into a tree if you wish, but with the clutch freed up, it kind of takes all the fun out of it.
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