John Deere Maintenance Monday: Clutch free play maintenance
Living the Country Life Radio Program with Betsy Freese
Radio interview source: Blake Barnes, product manager, John Deere
In this edition of Maintenance Monday, Dan from Georgia writes to say he's pretty handy with most tractor maintenance, but is a little shaky when it comes to determining if the clutch is slipping and what he can do to fix it.
John Deere Product Marketing Manager Blake Barnes says the first thing to evaluate is the "free play". Free play is the distance the clutch pedal can move before it engages the traction clutch.
"You can measure the distance from the edge of the clutch pedal arm to the firewall, and then you can actually depress it, just with your hand, with a little amount of force, and you're going to feel when it encounters resistance," Barnes says. "And when you encounter the resistance, that's when you actually start to overcome the clutch element itself."
So, measure the distance from the firewall to the clutch pedal when you encounter resistance, and then again when you're not pressing down. That's your free play range. Usually it's around 0.8 to 0.9 inches. The measurements vary by tractor model, so consult the manual for the exact range.
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