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crawler 123 has a great post on 450 clutch repair

ON MY 450 I WELD A 10 INCH PIPE TO THE END OF THE BOLT PUT WELDING ROD DOWN IN PIPE WELD THEM LET THEM COOL AND THEY WOUND RIGHT OUT

HOOKED END OF SPRINGS ROT AWAY AND FALL IN TO CLUTCH CASE

FOUND THAT THE PISTIONS IN EACH OF THE 4 SMALL PUMPS INSIDE PUMP WERE WORE AND NEEDED A REBUILD

You adjust that center all thread so the finger height is 2.062" as per the JD manual. The 2 outer all threads sit on the drum. You have to go around and adjust each finger. Then I would give each finger a pop with a rubber mallet and recheck. Keep doing that until each finger is at the 2.062 height...

I HAD TO HEAT MINE TO REMOVE IT RUST HAD BUILT UP IN SPRING CUP TAKE OFF SPRING COVER AND YOU CAN HEAT UP THE CUP I MOVED IT UP AND DOWN WITH PRY BAR TOOK A BIT BUT IT CAME OUT

I HAVE A FORD A62 WHEEL LOADER WITH A 256TD MOTOR WITH A MINIMEC FUEL INJECTION PUMP....IF I LET THE MACHINE SIT FOR A DAY OR SO, I HAVE TO RE-BLEED THE INJECTORS....CHECKED ALL INCOMING HOSES AND LINES.....THOUGHT CHECK-VALVE MAY BE THE ISSUE...REPLACED THE CHECK-VALVE.....STILL THE SAME ISSUE........

THANKS I HAVE LEFT YOU A VOICE MESSAGE NEED TO BUY CLUTCH PARTS GIVE ME A CALL THANKS CARY

JUST TORE DOWN MY 450B FOR STEERING CLUTCH REPLACEMENT LOOK FOR PRO AND CON ON METALLIC PLATES VS FIBER PLATES HAVE LOT OF PHOTOS THAT I WILL UP LOAD TO SHOW RIPPING IT DOWN AFTER I FOUND THE MASTER PIN AND REMOVED IT NO BIG ISSUES TEAR IT FOUND THAT 4 OF THE RETURN SPRINGS WERE GONE CLEANING AND PR...

OK SO I FOUND THE MASTER LINK PIN ALL THE PINS HAVE A DIMPLE ON MY AFTER MARKET CHAINS BUT ONE HAS A RAISED UP CENTER HARD TO FIND WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF HEAT AND A BIG PUNCH AND HAMMER AND I GOT THEM OUT LOTS OF YOU LOOKED AT THIS POST NOT MANY TAKES ON HOW TO REMOVE THEM THANKS I SURE I WILL FIND SO...

MY 450B HAS BRECO AFTERMARKET CHAINS CANT FIND MASTER LINKS AS JD TRACKS CHAINS HAVE FOUND PIN WITH BUSHING AND PIN IN IT ANY ONE EVER SPLIT ONE OF THIS TYPE OF TRACKS

AFTER REPAIR CARS TRUCKS HARLEYS JAP BIKES AND CRAWLERS I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO ADD TO THE LIST OF GET THE MANUAL LOTS OF OTHER SHOPS CALL ME EVERY DAY TO ASK ABOUT DOING A REPAIR WHY THEY ALL KNOW THAT AT MY SHOP I HAVE MITCHELL AS A SERVICE MANUAL FOR MOST CARS AND TRUCKS SO AFTER SPENDING 300.00...

I HAVE A CASE UNLOADER AND MY DIST SHAFT HAD PITS WHERE THE POINT RUBBING BLOCK RIDES IT WAS CAUSING THE POINTS TO WEAR OUT VERY FAST I PUT IN A PERTRONICES KIT AND MY MACHINE RUN BETTER THAN THE TEN YEARS BEFORE STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS STRONG WITH OUT HAVE TO KEEP RESETING POINTS THE KIT WAS 90.00...

LAVOE HAS THEM CONTACT HIM

ON MY 450 WITH HLR TRANSMISSION THE SMALL BUSHING WORE OUT AND LET THE SHAFT MOVE SIDE TO SIDE IT HAS OIL PRESSURE THAT WILL DPIP OUT WHEN THE MACHINE IS RUNNING LOOK IN PARTS BOOK TO SEE THE SEAL/ BUSHING PAIN TO PULL MOTOR TO GET TO THE SEAL SEEING THAT IT WAS OUT FROM WHAT YOU HAVE POSTED IN MY M...