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Expert: Arnie Jossie - 10/29/2009


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My brother has a 1999 new holland 1920 4 wheel drive with shuttle shift. With the tractor running you can move the shift lever to all positions with the clutch pedal out,no grinding or anything.

The tractor will not try to move at all,someone told him that the clutch is gone,I would think that you would hear some kind of a metallic noise if the fiber was gone off the clutch disc.

Is it possible that the main shaft is broken in the transmission,or is there possibily something wrong with the shuttle part of it.
Thanks for any help
Gary

Answer
Hello,

  It is possible that the center hub on the clutch disk is either broken or stripped out, or that a shaft is broken in the transmission.  If the lining was worn off the clutch disk, it might not make a noise, but would still try to move but would slip easily.  First make sure the clutch pedal has some free travel.

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Engines, drivetrain, hydraulic, electrical. Farm tractors only, please. NO LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIP. QUESTIONS. I AM NOT A LAWN AND GARDEN EXPERT, SO DON'T ASK! THERE ARE EXPERTS ON THIS SITE THAT ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF SMALL ENGINE AND LAWN MOWER REPAIR. Compact tractors are not on my list. No skidsteers, windrowers, combines, construction equip., trucks, etc. No European or Asian tractors. I simply don't have the time to answer questions on all machines, so I have to limit what I will answer. I am not a Massey Ferguson, John Deere, or Kubota expert.

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Grew up on a dairy farm. Worked in Case IH dealerships for 20 years. Old IH to new Case IH. Case 70 series thru 96 series, and McCormick. Collecting and restoring old Cockshutt, Co-op, and IH tractors.

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International Cockshutt Club

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Service technician all my life. Too many Case IH service schools to list. 7100 all the way up to MX Magnums. 5100 to MX Maxxums, MXM, MXU.

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