I have a B7100 on loan doing some landscaping. When I push in the clutch petal, the tractor does not stop (on level ground) so I had to shift it out of gear to stop it. It was working fine one minute, wouldn't stop the next. Laying on the ground between the front and rear wheels (engine off, brakes set, looking up in the opening to the rear of the bell housing, I see the fork on the linkage which shoves the throw out bearing forward has slipped out of the grooves. It would appear the pines have broken off and allowed the rod (connected to the clutch pedal) and fork assembly to come out of the machined tracks on each side of the round part surrounding the shaft to the trans. I restarted it, got it in 1st gear at a slow idle, smoothed out the dirt using the frontend loader and parked it in the back yard. It would appear, everything else is working, no abnormal noise other then getting it in 1st gear so I think clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing are okay.
1. Can this be repaired without spliting the tractor apart?
2. Do I need a new part or can this be build up by welding?
3. Any other advice?
1. Can this be repaired without spliting the tractor apart?
2. Do I need a new part or can this be build up by welding?
3. Any other advice?