D46U ... sticky steering clutches on Diesel 35

Adj them so there is no free play or even a couple turns more and then hold the levers all the way back and use the brakes with the tractor in low gear be a little aggressive withe the brakes on and off and with luck it will break them loose.
Once you get them loose you may want to readjust the play in the levers.
Good Luck Ron Meeder.

Mine were stuck had to pull apart to fix. i have tried to soak a few machines and it has never worked for me just added time to the job

I soaked mine in a citric acid bath for a few weeks with a fish tank pump circulating the acid within the steering clutch compartment because it had water in there for years and it had badly swelled the clutch pack so the springs had almost no give, the brake band had rotted away, you need to move the tractor once a week just enough to ensure the whole clutch pack gets a good soaking at some point.

Then I dragged a big tree around the farm for half a day while riding the brake pedal getting everything nice and hot, I had a piece of wood cut just the right length wedged against the fuel tank to hold the steering clutch lever all the way back so my hands were free, then after that didn't work I chained the tractor to a big Eucalyptus tree that I knew the tractor couldn't pull out of the ground, put her in 1st gear and let her start digging her own grave, it only took a few brief moments and the clutch pack released, I think she could see the 12 gauge loaded with solid slugs out the corner of her eye, that was going to be my last resort, kill or cure...

True story there, good luck.
Mike

I had a stuck clutch on my D-35. Turned out the linings were piling up in the clutch pack. No amount of soaking would cure that. It's not a bad job to pull them if you have got somthing to lift with. Brake pivot shafts were the worst part on mine.

Have fun

Bruce P

Hey 6u,

I have never done it on a 35, but have done four other tractors. Fill the compartment with diesel half way up. Take all the free play out of the adjustment on the levers. Like others have sad run it and get it hot riding the brakes. The chaining to a tree works great. On the last on we did, we had to take the slack out of the adjustment a second time before it finally let go. Don't over fill passed half way as it will travel past seals.-glen

A big thank-you for all of the reply posts on the stuck clutch issue... I will try them all...I should mention that this unit came from the Logue Estate.....soooo hopefully they aren't too bad...
I will give updates as soon as possible..👍