FotonOwner
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- Nov 11, 2010
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- Tractor
- Foton FT254
I bought a Foton FT254 at auction.
The handbooks are dreadful and cover hardly anything on the PTO mechanism. The clutch does not seem to disengage the PTO to allow the PTO gear to be engaged. When the connecting rod from the clutch pedal to the PTO clutch leaver is disconnected, the clutch lever arm can be rotated by hand through 360 degrees and offers little resistance.
It seems to me that something is missing or broken but there is no exploded view so I can only guess as to what is supposed to be attached to the inside of the clutch shaft. It looks like it would be easy to remove the top plate from the gearbox (which also holds the PTO clutch shaft) and look inside but not sure if that would mess anything up.
Any ideas as to how this shaft attaches to and operates the clutch? Is it safe to remove this top plate?
The handbooks are dreadful and cover hardly anything on the PTO mechanism. The clutch does not seem to disengage the PTO to allow the PTO gear to be engaged. When the connecting rod from the clutch pedal to the PTO clutch leaver is disconnected, the clutch lever arm can be rotated by hand through 360 degrees and offers little resistance.
It seems to me that something is missing or broken but there is no exploded view so I can only guess as to what is supposed to be attached to the inside of the clutch shaft. It looks like it would be easy to remove the top plate from the gearbox (which also holds the PTO clutch shaft) and look inside but not sure if that would mess anything up.
Any ideas as to how this shaft attaches to and operates the clutch? Is it safe to remove this top plate?