JD Model M clutch frozen

[matt19370]

I'm working on a John Deere MT with a frozen clutch. I have tried driving with a load behind it, and running down the road in 3rd applying the brakes with the clutch petal pushed in and it hasn't broke free yet. Before I split it I am curious what the bolt on each side of the clutch housing towards the back are for(part 15 in the parts diagram) The parts diagram just says 3/4" x 2" bolt. I'm wondering if I remove them can you see the clutch or are they holding something inside.

 

[beenthere]

Memory may be slipping, but believe those bolts are for mounting accessories to the housing..

Don't still have my jd 420, but believe I used those bolts for a snow plow frame.

Remove them and have a look..

 

[matt19370]

I went over today to get the tractor and bring it back to my house to work on. Started it in gear heading downhill, it went a couple feet then started rolling faster the clutch broke free and the pedal was tied down. Maybe driving it around a few days and the warming and cooling of everything helped. Drove it around the yard a little bit and everything seems good.

 

[jd110]

You might want t purposely slip the clutch a little bit to polish any remaining rust on the flywheel and pressure plate. The heat build up in the disk can help dry out any moisture in it also.