Archive through June 23, 2010

[kmcconaughey]

Kevin F., with it shut off, press the clutch pedal all the way down and lock it down. Then VERY carefully place a SMALL amount of oil way down at each end of the "clutch shaft pulley" bushing on the drive shaft. Be careful to not get ANY on the clutch lining as that could cause the clutch to slip. Also do not place too much there as it could sling out and get onto the clutch lining. A precision oiler with a long small diameter tube tip works great for this. Lacking that you can use a length of fine solid (not stranded) wire (22 ga would be a good size) place it into position and then place a drop of oil onto the wire, the drop will run down the wire into place. Just make sure you are steady with the wire so that the oil drop does not get bumped off the wire and get onto the clutch lining. Did I mention to be careful to not get any oil on the clutch lining?

 

[kfinnestad]

Matt- Thanks!

I'm a pilot as well (SEL). Where you flying out of?

 

[kfinnestad]

Kraig- so what you are saying is, keep the oil off of the clutch lining?

I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[kphill]

Kevin F. I know everyone says to lock the clutch and pry on the lining with a screwdriver but I have always had a problem with that.Clutch lining does not like to be pried on and can easily break. I have a 102 that does that every spring when I first start it or if I am too lazy to put it away and it gets rained on overnight. I just park it outside, make shure it is neutral, and start it up and leave it run at a fast idle for about 10-15 minutes. From all the vibration and the heat from running it pops free as sooon as you push in the clutch..Try it first before you get out the tools. It works..

 

[kmcconaughey]

Kevin, you may have to remove the clutch assembly from the chassis and disassemble it to properly clean up and inspect that bushing. There's probably not enough room to make the wire trick I described below work as you'd have to be under the tractor to have enough room to get in there. Perhaps someone else will have some suggestions for you.

 

[kfinnestad]

Kevin H- Tool free solutions? Sounds like blasphemy, but I'll try it.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Kevin F., when you are driving it and you press in the clutch does the tractor stop motion? If so it is NOT the clutch plates rusting up it is the bushing not freely moving on the drive shaft and Kevin H's trick will not be much help.

Kevin H., good suggestion for a sticking clutch plate, I like that better than prying with a screwdriver.

 

[kfinnestad]

Well I have it idling right now, we'll see if it frees up. I didn't want to go that deep into disassembly, but if that's what it takes...I knew there was a reason I put the fridge in the garage.

I'm guessing it is the bushing, it does want to keep moving when I depress the pedal.

Trip to the store for supplies. On a scale of 6 to 12, how many should I buy?

 

[kweaver]

Somebody tell me if this is full pressure lube or not , manual doesn't say but I'm guessing since it has an oil pressure gauge it is.

Kraig - I hid her by-focals

 

[kweaver]

Kevin F - ... instead why don't you buy her some flowers ...

 

[kmcconaughey]

KENtucky,

No clue on the spec plate.

Kevin F., one thing that might help would be a variation of Kevin H's trick. Park it with the clutch pedal locked down and run it for several minutes perhaps the clutch shaft pulley and bushing will spin enough to polish the shaft and free it up.

 

[kfinnestad]

HA HA! Is that how you loosen a sticky clutch, KENtucky?

 

[kweaver]

All's fair in this/that game !

Kraig - That's the twin that I have on my Payloader , I was thinking of maybe a transplant on the 129 ...

 

[kfinnestad]

Is there supposed to be any visible clearance between the clutch lining and the clutch shaft pulley when the pedal is depressed?

 

[aschumacher]

Ken, that engine has a gear drive oil pump. Look here.
www.kohlerengines.com
on left side pick K-series...it will list the old engines. On top of the list is 'see engines' or something like that which will bring up available manuals. There is a service one for the K532.

 

[digger]

Here ya go Kraig,

 

[kweaver]

Allen - I've got that Service Manual , flipped through it but must of missed the erl pimp (spell check dat!)
Thankx ! fer waking me up ... now if you'd jest clean my eyeball windshield I could see !!

 

[dfrisk]

KEVIN F. -
Driveshaft should turn anytime the clutch is engaged regardless if the transmission is in any gear or neutral. Depress the clutch/brake pedal and the driveshaft should stop, whether it's in gear or not.

That being said, if your going downhill in gear, depress the clutch, the driveshaft should turn until you finally stop or shift the transmission into neutral.

KEN - What's the range on the oil psi gauge on that K532 Kohler? 0-100?

KEVIN H. - By glass oil bottles, you mean like from WAY back in the 19-teens or 1920's? Guess I've seen them in antique shops & museums. The oil pouring cans like Gerry mentioned, everyone who's used bulk oil in barrel with a pump used them, quart, 2-qt, gallon-sized. Always seemed like a good way to get dirt into clean oil.

 

[kphill]

Kevin F. ..One reason this trick of leaving the engine run works is because after 30+ years there is very little on these tractors that is a tight fit. Even when they were new. There is a lot of room in the clutch disk holes where the drive pins go thru that the pins beating back and forth in the holes and vibrate the cluch disc, helping it to break free..

 

[kmcconaughey]

Charlie, I should have known that if <FONT COLOR="ff0000">I</FONT><FONT COLOR="000000">H</FONT> made one you'd have a sample.

Kevin F., there should be a little room between the pulley and the front and rear plates. Perhaps 1/4" on each side. You might need to do some adjusting. By chance do you have the service manual?