Ford 800 clutch issue

milkie62 · May 19, 2014

4 speed with under/overdrive=12 speed.The pto went out at the end of the season right before firewood season.If I had a heated barn to work in I would have fixed that over the winter.The over/under drive has not worked in probably 30 yrs.Had a guy look at it and he said parts are not available so it would not pay to split the tractor.But if I have to split it I may look into that issue.My father had an engine kit put in it in the mid 80"s.The tractor only has 1900 orig hrs but was smoking back then.The engine kit fixed that problem and the tractor is in nice shape and is a bear.

Soundguy · May 19, 2014

well... most parts for the combo shermans CAN be found easilly... OR you could switch it out for a standard input shaft worst case...

heated barn should be no issue. takes 5m to snatch the pto assy out the back of the tractor...

milkie62 · May 19, 2014

I have done the rear seal on my massey 65.It was easy.But can the thrust bearing on the ford be done from the back ?

milkie62 · May 28, 2014

Soundguy said:
good grief. if you are gonna let them go bad and not fix them.. why not sell the tractor?

pto walking out of gear is USUALLY ( not always ) a thrust issue.

with engine off, grab the pto shaft and see if there is in / out play. if there is.. that is thrust play and is why it walks out of engagement. this will let the splned coupler and rear splines wear and make it where it will need to be split to be repair if you let this go.

if it is just a thrust issue so far, then it is usually the bearing or a slipped split ring or wear ring. occasionally the split rings slip out often enough to damage the bearing carrier. if carrier and rings are good just toss in a new seal.. if not. new assy is 110$ usually.

ont he grind to engage. might indicate sticking clutch or if a dual clutch.. way past usefull lifespan.

post back ( ps.. what trans you have? )

YIPPEEEEEE !!!!!! It broke free.Apparently I just did not ride it around enough.Had my sone get on it and ride with clutch depressed.It broke free after 2 trips around the field.

Now the pto issue.Yes I do have push pull play on the pto shaft.Is this someting that can be repaired from the back or does the tractor have to be taken apart for the pto to work properly again ? Thanks so far for the input.