Posted by paul on September 16, 2015 at 06:02:53 from (70.197.227.76):
In Reply to: Re: 7700 Ford Tractor posted by paul on September 15, 2015 at 18:32:00:
Sorry for the confused message, reminder not to be replying while being hauled home at night in the back of the relatives Preuis through Iowa at night..... I barely make sense in the daylight while stationary.....
Anyhow, my 7700 with about 4000 hours started having clutch issues, it would grind gears. Kept getting worse, slightly, every week. Adjusted the linkage and seemed fine for a few days, then not. Actually got to the point I made my own, longer, linkage......
Looked it over for the 100th time, and realized the shaft coming out of the tranny the clutch linkage attaches to was badly welded, cold weld. The linkage arm was only press fitted onto the shaft, the weld was not holding anything, and the arm would slightly rotate on the shaft.
About drove me nuts to figure that one out, several good mechanics were saying I couldn't have happen what was happening, something must really be messed up inside....
An odd and unlikely thing to happen, but - it did to me.
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