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by 420CrawlerHoller
Thu Mar 07, 2019 12:17 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

it was hard to tell what was going on in there with the borescope. We could see a disc like object rotating. not sure what part that was though... from the hole I could see that the throw bearing was moving, the part with the zerk on it.
by 420CrawlerHoller
Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:15 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

no, but we did change the distance of free play from pretty wide to what seemed like a bottoming out of the cam.
by 420CrawlerHoller
Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:10 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

there is about 2-4 inches of free play on the pedal but I did not measure exactly. The clutch pedal does get pretty much all the way to the floor...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:19 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

yes sir! safety first and hell yes, keep on going till the chains fall off. 76 years young man thats an inspiration. the big problem up there is that its inside a barn and the floor is dirt and not terribly hard packed. the barn is made of reclaimed wood my pop and my granpa and mom made it 40 years...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:04 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

engine luft, come a long, chain hoist whatever....stuff is heavy and should have helper...do not use cement blocks...use solid wood for blocking..pry bars are useful too,,breaker bars and heat as well to heat stubborn bolts/nuts thank you, yes good point about the blocks! i have pry bars and i gues...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:22 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

Im mechanically inclined to a degree, but this would be quite a project for me.... not sure I can handle it but Im intrigued. Maybe I could get a mobile mechanic out just to pull the loader and motor then I could spend time working on the clutch and unfreezing the pedals...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:22 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

Ive been thinking about that route. I have a 7k watt gen I have a mig welder and a bunch of tools in my shop at the house including a bunch of tools my pop used for the bulldozer. I would just need to haul some of them up and set up shop.. move a bunch of crap out of the barn. I assume I would need ...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:38 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

what do you think it should cost? or rather, how many hours are we talking? rates here seem to be $100 / hr
by 420CrawlerHoller
Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:00 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

Lavoy, I would do it myself if I had the tools.... Its not really in a place where I can work on it - no electric, dirt floor in the barn and I live about 200 miles away from it. I really cant afford it but I dont know what it is, I just need it to run, its the best thing that has happened to me in ...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:08 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

Welp... I guess Im at a big crossroads. I went up to check the crawler and see if I could do anything about it. I met with a tractor mechanic who said he'd come out just to diagnose it. The throwout bearing and the clutch linkage are intact. something is not disengaging the clutch plate though. we a...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:37 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: Location information
Replies: 17
Views: 56391

Re: Location information

Los Angeles CA
by 420CrawlerHoller
Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:25 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

unfortunately, another problem is that the ignition switch doesnt turn the thing off, the guy that I had work on this thing said that electric is back flowing from the generator and not even pulling the battery cable off shuts it. Ive been just turning the fuel line valve off to shut it down, or som...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:32 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

thank you. Is that reverser some kind of after market mechanism? so normally people operating these crawlers just use the stick shift for fwd backwards? just curious if it would make sense to try and start it up with reverser in FWD and the gear shift in neutral and try to get it in gear that way (u...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:42 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

Thank for the diagram. Question, should that hole to grease the throwout bearing be capped? I was wondering if mice could get in there or other critters. When I first resurrected this thing, some kind of critter had made its way into one of the cylinders and built up so much debris it couldnt move. ...
by 420CrawlerHoller
Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:23 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c not shifting into gear
Replies: 87
Views: 84855

Re: 420c not shifting into gear

Ok so just got back. Those pedals are locked up really tight. I sprayed PBblaster at the shaft on both sides to let it sit till next time but i have a feeling thats not gonna do much. the clutch is lower than the brake, so when I push the brake the clutch would engage first then the brake would enga...