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by Jack-the-Ripper » Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:43 pm
Dennis,
Well, you got 'em out - that must have been scary. I'm curious, where did you apply the heat? Did you use the impact wrench?
You can reuse the clutch discs and steels, and if you were on a deserted island and reusing them was the only way off the island, of course you would. Your island would, of course, have electricity and you might use a pad sander to remove the rust from the steels, and the glaze from the friction plates.
The frictions would then be worn just a bit more, and the steels in your case, would probably be quite pitted. The result is that you will have less surface area creating friction force and when pulling or pushing a maximum load you might get some premature clutch slip. I sanded mine and reused everything and it seems to work OK but if you can afford it, particularly since yours look quite rusted, I would suggest replacement discs and frictions, have the brake drum turned, and turn or use a rebuilt pressure plate, if you can afford it. Make the decision in context of the amount of work required to replace them again, if necessary.
As an aside, Dennis is creating a great graphic record of the amount of work and grief required to resurrect an old 70's vintage dozer, and this can give an idea of how much a used one in not-rnning condition might be worth. Used, in decent running condition, might be worth $8-12K. You can easily put $2-5K just in parts to fix one up, not counting labor.
Keep it up, Dennis, you're doing it!
Ralph
JD450C (Jack the Ripper), JD450B (Jill the Wench), KomatsuPC120 (Ursa, The Big Dipper), Case580E (Ida Hoe), International 4400 Dump Truck