[AT] Stuck clutch JD 60

[Dean VP]

Soaking the cylinder/piston will eventually get it loose. Just need a little patience. My first 60
was stuck too. Soaked it for quite awhile, had a 4' bar on the flywheel. Tugged on the bar every
day, one day it moved. My second 60 was also stuck. Filled the cylinders with penetrating oil
through the sparkplug holes. It came loose immediately. Had it running 30 minutes later, immediately
after I put the spark plugs wires on right. Two Cylinder tractors don't like the wires reversed. :-)


Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

Confidence is the feeling you have before you completely understand the situation!

-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
Of Ken Knierim
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Stuck clutch JD 60

Might also want to take the crank out or disconnect the rods. Don't want
that kind of force trying to go through the crankshaft if the other cylinder
has some sort of an issue.


On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:01 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:

> True the valves would have to be shut.  If it's not at top dead center
> you'd
> have to disable the valve train and let the valves close.
>
> Charlie
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Mark Greer" <markagreer at embarqmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:55 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Stuck clutch JD 60
>
> > Good idea. As long as a valve isn't stuck open that should work great.
> > Mark
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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> > Subject: Re: [AT] Stuck clutch JD 60
> >
> >
> >> Dean I'm thinking Joe said that cyl had some water in it.
> >>
> >> I've heard of adapting an old spark plug base with a grease fitting so
> >> you
> >> can pump a cyl full of grease.  The pressure of the grease gun applies
> >> gentle pressure to the piston once the cylinder is full of grease.  I
> >> haven't tried that trick yet.
> >>
> >> Charlie
> >
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