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I will check for the thrust washers tonight. There is just a little play in the rocker linkage on the side of the reverser. I am going to fix that with a little weld and grind tonight to close teh gap up a little.
Thanks for your suggestions to date.
-Neil

I don't have a dial indicator, so I can't measure the end play. It is not very much though, seems to be acceptable. It is about the same no matter which side I have the shims on. By moving the 3 shims to the rear of the front clutch it moves the clutch forward just a little. This helps my clutch eng...

Well I have been messing with it off and on for 2 weeks. I have checked the forks over and they are in good shape, no bends there. I mentioned before that there were 3 metal shims between the front clutch and the bearing on the outside case. This is where the manual shows them (or at least 1) I trie...

direction reverser sits behind the engine, in front of the trans. Your dashboard bolts to it. On the left side, by your clutch lever you will see a plunger looking part that slides back and forth, it is actuated by a lever on the dash with a linkage. If that plunger moves easily there probably is no...

Does the reverser work? Great that it is a diesel Looks like a decent project to me.

Well, I took the reverser apart last night, and checked things out to see how it worked and to try and determine the source of my problem. (BTW, I am taking some pics and will post the procedure when I am done.) It looks like I may have 2 problems. From what I can tell in the front clutch that the d...

Well, got it pulled out again. Time to roll up my sleaves and see if I can figure this thing out myself. I will report back later, and try to remember to take a few pics too.

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Well guys, it has been a while since I have been here, so I thought that I would stop back in. I am still screwing around with the reverser. I have been looking for anyone within driving distance that have messewd with one of these, but no luck 3 more months later. So soon, I am going to take the pl...

Don't apologise, I will do what needs to be done, period. Whe it comes doen to it, it broke while I was using it, and I am paying for and spending my time to return it to my father in as good or better condition. (It will be in better condition simply becase I steam cleaned it at the start!) If or w...

By clutch pack adjustment, are you referring to the rear then front clutch adjustment after reverser installation as outlined in the manual, or an internal adjustment? (Is there one?) I thought that I was adjusting them properly, but maybe not. I adjusted the rear one, and it seems to work properly,...

OK got to the shop this evening and took another look. The reverser lever linkage seems to be all OK, there is a little slop, but acceptable. The shaft which goes into the reverser continues to move until the lever becomes too hard to push. There is no hard bottom-out, just gets harder and harder un...

Tod, No problem, let us know if you have any questions. That picture will hopefully help someone who thinks that it is too big a job to tackle. Big job yes, but it is very doable. These tractors are not nearly as complex as you averave modern car. Bonus is nothing is metric! Posting pictures is fair...

Thanks Lavory, over-center was the term I was searching for and could not remember. I also now know that you should be using the engine clutch while changing the reverser, which may have been part of the original problem. Now as it sits in the shop, you would have to hold your hand on the reverser h...

I will give a a couple of days to see if Lavory will respond. Not sure how the shaft seal would cause this. If it did I would assume that I would feel some sort of binding when re-installing, and that was not the case - unless it happens internal without a sign externally. I was able to slip the rev...