Cat Thirty Clutch

You can't get it to stop spinning, even if you push the clutch lever hard in the release direction?

I haven’t pushed hard on the lever yet, but I have pushed on it. I am not one to force things until I know for sure how things work. I was wondering if you needed to do that and I will try it. Like I said I just got this thing running and am thinking that the driven disk may have some surface rust on it. I just am not sure if the back of the release collar toward the transmission was supposed to have any kind of material on it so when you push it hard against the transmission it would stop it.

I haven’t pushed hard on the lever yet, but I have pushed on it. I am not one to force things until I know for sure how things work. I was wondering if you needed to do that and I will try it. Like I said I just got this thing running and am thinking that the driven disk may have some surface rust on it. I just am not sure if the back of the release collar toward the transmission was supposed to have any kind of material on it so when you push it hard against the transmission it would stop it.

Maybe I've only driven machines that were badly out of adjustment, but I usually have to push the main clutch lever all the way forward and wait for everything to stop moving before I can change gears. Patience!

The main clutch disc is the only material in there. I'd like to hear from someone about proper adjustment, though, but I bet it's already been posted somewhere.

Thank you for your help. I did a search but did not find anything specific about adjustment (that’s why I don’t post too often love the search mode) Maybe someone can chime in and let me know.
Jim.

I have a manual but not with me, I will check tomorrow.

The parts book does show a small disk on the input shaft next to the transmission.

I did not have a Cat 30 book but here is what the Best 30 Book said.
I could not get them to scan very well because the bindings on my book are still very good- sorry. I hope this helps in some way.

Hard to make it out but there does appear to be a clutch brake arrangement, showing a friction plate??? attached to the transmission side that the throwout hub would contact when the lever is pushed back.