Ford 1700 just stopped moving

JB4310 · Jan 21, 2009

Spring probably wouldn't break a tooth, that might of been from the ball before it made its way to the bottom.
As far as turning the gears with the wheel, try it in different gears and ranges back and forth. If you can't move the gears with wheels because it's stuck in neutral, maybe a pry bar, carefully so not to do more damage to the gear.

Good luck
jb.

Texas Blues · Jan 22, 2009

Sorry to hear that piper, could be an expensive repair. Some pictures of your progress would be great, the more info the better. Makes me want to pull my 1700 apart and inspect those parts. Good luck, TB

Texas Blues · Jan 22, 2009

Here's a few pictures from the parts manual if it helps...TB

Piper Pacer · Jan 24, 2009

All, I was able to reverse the gears and get the spring out of the gears. The response about having clutch problems is probably correct and it's a good thing it's slipping because if not I would have had a lot more damage.
Now I'm putting things back together, although I didn't replace the gear that had a broken tooth. I'm going to see how bad the clutch is before I break the tractor in half. It might work for a bit longer before going through the entire tractor.
I was planning on rebuilding the tractor but the timing isn't right at the moment. I need the tractor for a few things before putting it out of commission for a total rebuild.

later,
Dennis

Texas Blues · Jan 24, 2009

Good luck piper, let us know what happenes.

Piper Pacer · Jan 31, 2009

All, well I'm back up and running. I purchased new springs, cleaned out the case and started it back up. It works just like it did before the failure. The problem is that the clutch is really weak and I see a replacement early in the future.
It does however work, especially in lower gears but doesn't want to move very well in high gears.
I adjusted the clutch but I don't think that's the problem.

Later,
Dennis