[AT] Allis CA Hand Clutch

[Gilbert Schwartz]

Leroy; When the thing works correctly you pull it back to cause it to
disengage  and it'll go back to the engaged position without pressure. As
you said, it'll spring back to engaged. These things aren't expensive to
fix, they're just considerable work. You have to remove the seat, platform,
right fender, wheel and then the right axle housing. While you're there, put
in the right inner axle grease seal, the right brake bands and any broken or
worn out parts of the clutch to include a new facing on the clutch. Quite
often a leaking seal is what causes the clutch to go out in the first place.
Also clean all of the dirt, straw, hay, mouse nests, acorns, nuts and
assorted junk out of  the housing. It'll be oily if the seal is bad.
It'll cost about $65 for a clutch reface kit from AGCO and probably $20 to
have the brake bands refaced at a brake shop and maybe $5  for a new seal.
That's it, except for the band aids, blood, time and four lettered words.
Gil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LeRoy Price III" <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Allis CA Hand Clutch


> Gil,
>
> I don't have the CA, its a potential purchase and the current owner
provided
> this info on the hand clutch.  So I was wondering about the potential
causes
> for it not working.  Not familiar with the hand clutches on the whole
Allis
> family.
>
> It also sounds that you have to hold the hand clutch back to keep it
> disengaged.
> If you release it does it spring back?
>
> LeRoy
>
>
> >From: "Gilbert Schwartz" <gschwartz1 at mchsi.com>
> >
> >Leroy; The hand clutch on an Allis CA doesn't disengage the rear wheels,
> >ever. It simply causes a break in the right rear axle and that stops
> >forward
> >motion just as a spinning rear wheel does. IF you've had possession of
this
> >CA long enough to KNOW that the clutch just suddenly quit working then
the
> >clutch is simply not opening. (the hand clutch on the CA DOES require
that
> >you hold the lever back to disengage the clutch. It's not like the over
> >center WD/WD-45's) If you/the owner just got the tractor there is a good
> >chance the PO bolted the clutch halves together rather than install new
> >facing if/when it went to slipping, OR they may have simply took the
clutch
> >out and replaced the axle with a non clutch axle. If the machine sets
> >outside all of the time there's also a chance the clutch rusted stuck
> >engaged. Gil
>
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