Grinding when Shifting from Neutral to Any Gear

Jim Becker":sps87x08 said:

WestDeerPirate":sps87x08 said:

Lastly, If i run the tractor after forcing it into gear and running it for a while sometimes it will simply go into gear without any grinding. THis is like 1 out of 10 times though.

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If this is still true, the disk is not stuck to the pressure plate.

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WestDeerPirate":sps87x08 said:

What I learned: Clutch plate is rusted to the flywheel for certain.

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Not necessarily so. There is a bushing in the thing you called a flywheel. Pilot bushings have been known to freeze up on the drive shaft.

I have not read that the throwout bearing to clutch fingers distance was measured or adjusted.

There are several method of freeing up clutch disks stuck to flywheels. Putty knife or scraper and hammer isn't one.

I do agree, get professional help.