Whitebird
New member
I was working with the FEL today and the clutch suddenly stopped went out. It worked fine powering into a dirt pile, then I clutched and shifted to reverse, let out the pedal and nothing. There were no strange sounds or burning clutch smell.
With the pedal released I can switch in and out of all gears, which should not be possible. Depressing and releasing the pedal continues to do nothing, except that when I depress it there is a little friction sound (sort of a brushing or rubbing, not squealing). I would say there's a little less resistance than normal when depressing the pedal. I've read about stuck clutches on here but can't find this opposite problem by searching. It would seem like the springs that hold the clutch to flywheel are worn out, except it was so sudden.
Anyone have any ideas on where to start looking?
Relevant facts (maybe?):
I had just topped off tranny fluid and was working on a hill.
I get a little tranny fluid from around the gear shifter and PTO shifter when I've been running it hard for a while (e.g. mowing uphill).
Thank you kindly.
Kubota L245DT
1000 hrs (new to me; only put 15 hrs on it)
With the pedal released I can switch in and out of all gears, which should not be possible. Depressing and releasing the pedal continues to do nothing, except that when I depress it there is a little friction sound (sort of a brushing or rubbing, not squealing). I would say there's a little less resistance than normal when depressing the pedal. I've read about stuck clutches on here but can't find this opposite problem by searching. It would seem like the springs that hold the clutch to flywheel are worn out, except it was so sudden.
Anyone have any ideas on where to start looking?
Relevant facts (maybe?):
I had just topped off tranny fluid and was working on a hill.
I get a little tranny fluid from around the gear shifter and PTO shifter when I've been running it hard for a while (e.g. mowing uphill).
Thank you kindly.
Kubota L245DT
1000 hrs (new to me; only put 15 hrs on it)