Folks -
Okay, some additional jiggling and the front driveshaft popped in.... but, still unable to get the transmission and engine to draw together - had some longer bolts to help draw, everything was square and aligned.... no go. So, sometimes the long way around is the shortest - rolled the back half of the tractor back to see what was going on.
Nothing was found amiss - removed the pressure plate and disc, disc fits easily on the splines, pilot bearing in good shape. The clutch disc has a tall and short side of the spline hub, and on install, we installed it so the tall side of the spline hub faced the transmission - that's how I've done it on everything else. I checked the size and fit of the new pilot bearing on the nose of the main shaft, all good... and it was the same size as the one it replaced. No issue in replacing it - still spins freely.
One question that came to mind - how far should the diaphragm fingers depress when the pressure plate is tightened down? What I see looks excessive, in that it doesn't look like the clutch would release, but I am not sure.
So, can anyone confirm the orientation of the clutch plate? Even if it's reversed, the hub and rivets don't hit the flywheel.
I appreciate any insight you all might have.... Really need to get this back together.....
Thanks,
John
Okay, some additional jiggling and the front driveshaft popped in.... but, still unable to get the transmission and engine to draw together - had some longer bolts to help draw, everything was square and aligned.... no go. So, sometimes the long way around is the shortest - rolled the back half of the tractor back to see what was going on.
Nothing was found amiss - removed the pressure plate and disc, disc fits easily on the splines, pilot bearing in good shape. The clutch disc has a tall and short side of the spline hub, and on install, we installed it so the tall side of the spline hub faced the transmission - that's how I've done it on everything else. I checked the size and fit of the new pilot bearing on the nose of the main shaft, all good... and it was the same size as the one it replaced. No issue in replacing it - still spins freely.
One question that came to mind - how far should the diaphragm fingers depress when the pressure plate is tightened down? What I see looks excessive, in that it doesn't look like the clutch would release, but I am not sure.
So, can anyone confirm the orientation of the clutch plate? Even if it's reversed, the hub and rivets don't hit the flywheel.
I appreciate any insight you all might have.... Really need to get this back together.....
Thanks,
John