[AT] Allis CA Hand Clutch

[Gilbert Schwartz]

Leroy: If the clutch lever is there, and it does't spring back to the
forward position, I'd venture that the clutch pack is bolted together. (just
didn't need it and didn't want to fix it) 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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