1958 Crawler 440ICD Steering Clutch
How bad are the pins and bushings?
Lavoy
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If one is bad, all are bad, just a couple of yours must be really bad. Measure across 5 pins (4 links) and see what you get for dimension on a taught section of track.
Tight tracks do not necessarily keep a track on. With shot pins and bushings, you are grossly out of pitch, so the track tends to climb the sprocket. A tight track makes this worse.
Lavoy
Tight tracks do not necessarily keep a track on. With shot pins and bushings, you are grossly out of pitch, so the track tends to climb the sprocket. A tight track makes this worse.
Lavoy
Parts and restoration for antique and late model John Deere crawlers.
Owner and moderator www.jdcrawlers.com
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1958 crawler 440icd steering clutch
If you're not turning to the right, the left clutch may be slipping. Put the machine in a situation that causes it to spin the tracks and see if both tracks are actually driving. gregjo1948
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1958 crawler 440icd steering clutch
If both tracks are driving and you're not turning to one side, it is probably a stuck(frozen) clutch. This happens frequently when a machine has set idle for a while. You can sometimes free a clutch by bumping something solid. I like using a tree. While holding back the turn lever to the affected side, bump the tree repeatedly and the clutch plates that are stuck together may pop free. Use your common sense when bumping. Don't hit it at high speeds. Good luck, gregjo1948
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