Reply to gemdozer:
I have some good used parts for the cluch and more and yes a block plate is missing for the blooking the adjustement and yes the cluch oil pump must have a rear gear
Hi Mark,
as Hector points out you are missing at least one of the lock plates and nuts from the stud we see on the rear face of the clutch, there are two of these that lock the clutch adjusting ring. I has been known for people to forget to lock the second one after adjusting the clutch.
The adjusting ring degrees of turn is very little between the clutch not being able to be engaged, when the main operators lever clicks over centre (too tight) also the clutch can also be locked in the engaged position from being too tightly adjusted and so fully engaged, it can also be not engaging due to being too loosely adjusted-- the main operators lever goes past the over centre point without resistance.
It certainly looks like the clutch could be locked in an over adjusted condition, due to the locks being missing and being driven in gear, and so be locked engaged as you have described as there is normally some threads on the adjusting ring showing--it will likely take some force to turn the ring due to the engine driving it to the locked position--you will need to release all the outer clutch cover bolts holding it to the flywheel to relax the load on the adjuster ring.
By the dings evident on the clutch throw out arm there has been pieces (maybe the missing adjuster locks and nuts) flying around in there which may have got between the pump drive gearing and snapped the pump shaft. It looks like a gear tucked away over in the back corner in your picture that maybe the renegade clutch pump drive gear.
The shaft can also break due to being bent (Fatigue Failure) if the pump is not removed first and fitted last when removing/refitting the clutch assembly.
Hope you can follow this explanation in Aussie English.
Cheers,
Eddie B.