Dlepierre
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I recently bought a used 2910. It's giving me a little trouble and cannot seem to find a repair or service manual. Anyone know where I might find one. Every thing I have found on the Internet seems to be spam of some sort..
Branson 2910
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ericm979
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Two sources for manuals published on line:
Branson Manuals
Branson Tractors - Branson Tractors NZ | General Service, Owners and Parts Manuals
Even if you can't find the manual for exactly the same model, it appears that many parts are used for more than one model.
Branson Manuals
Branson Tractors - Branson Tractors NZ | General Service, Owners and Parts Manuals
Even if you can't find the manual for exactly the same model, it appears that many parts are used for more than one model.
LincTex
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I hear on hear it's not an easy job.
Dual-stage clutches require a VERY specific set-up
Cougsfan
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I have replaced dual stage clutches before (not on a Branson though), and it is tricky but not impossible. It definitely requires a clutch alignment tool specific to your tractor, and a lot of patience to get everything to slide back together (that is really the only hard part). It helps to get some extra long bell housing bolts to align the front half with the real half of the tractor, then put the stock ones back in once it slips together.
LincTex
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Expect to pay about $18 for each bolt!!
I found some long bolts with the same thread (14mm) as my front wheels (so I can add weights) on ebay pretty cheap
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A manual would be nice, but you can probably live without it. I'd take LOTS of pictures as you tear everything down. Take a picture of everything you take apart on the tractor, especially the clutch. It is amazing how much that helps when you go to put it back together. You will no doubt find that you tore it apart more than you needed to when all is said and done.
A two stage clutch as two sets of spines on the transmission input shaft that has to align with their individual clutch. Lightly lube the tranny splines. One trick is to rotate your input tranny shafts so that they are in the same relationship as the splines on the alignment tool. When that doesn't work
, you will have to rotate the engine, PTO shaft (if it is a direct drive) and/or rear wheels to get them all aligned. Usually the forward clutch splines engage before the rear, so it isn't as hard as it sounds. Don't force it together with the bell housing bolts! I have used cheap Harbor Freight wood clamps to pull the two halves of the tractor together the last inch or two., just using minimal force. Sometimes it doesn't even take that. Just make sure the front half of the tractor is on the same center line as the rear, rock things back and forth, and turn the shafts, and it will slip together.
A cherry picker (Again a cheap one from Harbor Freight will work) works well to hold up the front half of the tractor during this whole procedure.
A two stage clutch as two sets of spines on the transmission input shaft that has to align with their individual clutch. Lightly lube the tranny splines. One trick is to rotate your input tranny shafts so that they are in the same relationship as the splines on the alignment tool. When that doesn't work
, you will have to rotate the engine, PTO shaft (if it is a direct drive) and/or rear wheels to get them all aligned. Usually the forward clutch splines engage before the rear, so it isn't as hard as it sounds. Don't force it together with the bell housing bolts! I have used cheap Harbor Freight wood clamps to pull the two halves of the tractor together the last inch or two., just using minimal force. Sometimes it doesn't even take that. Just make sure the front half of the tractor is on the same center line as the rear, rock things back and forth, and turn the shafts, and it will slip together.A cherry picker (Again a cheap one from Harbor Freight will work) works well to hold up the front half of the tractor during this whole procedure.
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Oh, one other thing I did once that made all the difference: I filed the leading edge of the splines on the tranny input shaft down to a 45 degree angle so they would slip into the clutch without perfect alignment. It doesn't take much, just a bit. Yours may already be made that way.