Massey 1552 no high gears

[Brett930]

Need some help with a massey ferguson 1552 I just got, it drives around in the lowest range but not in the other 2 ranges, the tractor has 2500 hours on it. I hope it just needs a clutch but I'm not familiar with these tractors so and advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[Unclewillie]

Need some help with a massey ferguson 1552 I just got, it drives around in the lowest range but not in the other 2 ranges, the tractor has 2500 hours on it. I hope it just needs a clutch but I'm not familiar with these tractors so and advice is greatly appreciated.

Does it feel like it's going into the high gears ? Or making a clunk sound when trying to put it in high gears ?

 

[CoyPatton]

By paying attention, you should be able to feather the clutch pedal to determine if the clutch engagement feels the same in low range as it does in the ranges were the tractor does not move.
Unseen my best guess is 2 fold.
1) you are missing the engagement point for the upper ranges and are actually in a ‘neutral’ location in the range selection (between gears). If this is the case, pay close attention to the feel as you shift ranges and disregard the actual range letter placement aligning with the shift rod.
2) internal transmission issues. These could be anywhere from gears having slipped out of position on the shaft to the shift fork being damaged.

 

[Brett930]

Does it feel like it's going into the high gears ? Or making a clunk sound when trying to put it in high gears ?

It feels like it is going into gear, no clunking sounds.

 

[Unclewillie]

It feels like it is going into gear, no clunking sounds.

If it's a clutch issue seems you should be smelling some clutch, perhaps the clutch pressure plate ? If it don't have a hydraulic system to the clutch peddle it should be fairly stiff to push but if it don't and the clutch peddle kinda flops or very easy to push check that out.

 

[Brett930]

I got a chance to really drive the tractor and it shifts threw all the gears no problem and all 3 ranges, I was talking to the service tech at a local massey ferguson dealer and he said I should be able to stall the tractor out by applying the breaks while driving but it doesn't, it just stops it and it keeps running so I'm thinking the clutch is wore out, there also seems to be quite a bit of oil coming from the bellhousing, plus the clutch peddle doesn't feel right to me. Hopefully splitting the tractor this weekend.