3RRL
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- 55HP 4WD KAMA 554 and 4 x 4 Jinma 284
It's not in creeper mode. I don't think it is clutch related, as it goes into gears forward and reverse no problems. I would describe it like it slips. It may lurch foward a couple of feet, and then stop. It has a difficult time moving on an incline. This started about two weeks ago, so I looked at the fluid an it appeared dirty, so I changed it. I drained off only about 1 gallon of trans oil through the bottom plug. Is there a hidden screen or filter that I am missing?. The clutch depresses fine, and returns all the way back to the normal position. The PTO works fine, so I would assume that the issue is not with the return on the clutch, but maybe I am missing on this one?
Sounds like the linkage is fine from what you say.
Oh, there is no trans oil filter or screen to speak of on your tractor.
Now it really sounds like a clutch related problem to me is it sorta slips like you describe. When you say the PTO works fine is that because it spins when you engage it? Have you actually put a PTO implement on it to see if it runs under pressure? Like biggerten said, it's a 2 stage clutch so a) that clutch could be OK or b) it's slipping too when under load if you haven't tested it since the slipping occurred. Or, maybe you got some oil or grease onto the clutch pack somehow? Perhaps when you were changing oil or greasing the throw out bearing?
Ron at Ranchhand Supply and Tommy at Affordable and Chip at Artrac were all very helpful when I changed out my frozen throw out bearing and put in a new main clutch disc.
Is it possible to have sheared splines or the main drive shaft itself? Would the PTO still work? I don't have the assembly drawings in front of me...
Rob-