Fixed!
Thanks again to all of you who offered advice. With the help of a couple of local guys (both farmers with plenty of mechanical experience), we changed the clutch plate at the weekend. With three of us working, the job took a total of just under 6 hours.
Interesting that the old clutch plate was hardly worn at all, but there were burn marks on the pressure plate and the fingers of the latter ha obviously lost tension, hence the slipping. The thrust bearing was looking bad so it was changed for a new one.
The flywheel showed no sign of wear so it was NOT removed - remember this is a bush vehicle that does less than 20 Km a month collecting firewood etc.
The hardest parts of the job were removing the bolts between the engine and bell housing, also getting the gearbox back into alignment. A large trolley jack and a pinch bar, plus some sweat and rude words resolved that.
Haven't driven the beast very far yet but there is no more clutch slip
Thanks again
Alan
Thanks again to all of you who offered advice. With the help of a couple of local guys (both farmers with plenty of mechanical experience), we changed the clutch plate at the weekend. With three of us working, the job took a total of just under 6 hours.
Interesting that the old clutch plate was hardly worn at all, but there were burn marks on the pressure plate and the fingers of the latter ha obviously lost tension, hence the slipping. The thrust bearing was looking bad so it was changed for a new one.
The flywheel showed no sign of wear so it was NOT removed - remember this is a bush vehicle that does less than 20 Km a month collecting firewood etc.
The hardest parts of the job were removing the bolts between the engine and bell housing, also getting the gearbox back into alignment. A large trolley jack and a pinch bar, plus some sweat and rude words resolved that.
Haven't driven the beast very far yet but there is no more clutch slip
Thanks again
Alan
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