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First of all thanks for your great 4 cylinder engine rebuild dvd, although I have the 3 cylinder version, it is still a great help!
I have just finished rebuilding the main part of the engine and am at the
stage of putting on the dual clutch, but am having problems working out the correct spacers required to set the finger distances from the flywheel face and to the spacer ring segments. A small spacer makes a huge difference.
Is there any easy way of setting these and how accurate does the finger
distance to the flywheel face need to be compared to what is stated in the
manual.This seems to be quite a shady area as none of the manuals don’t seem to
mention setting the spacers, so any advice would be much appreciated.Best Regards,
Aaron
Hi Aaron,
The setting is important and needs to be accurate.
You need to set the clutch release levers to a height of 2.65 inches to 2.72 inches (67.31mm – 69.10mm) meaured from the face of the spacer ring segments. The MF tool number for this is Tool MF220 (lever fulcrum height setting gauge).
Variation in lever height must not exceed 0.015 inches (0.381mm).
Don’t forget to set the secondary pto clutch set screws to 0.090 inches +/- 0.002 (2.286mm +/- 0.0508mm).
Hope everything has gone well with your rebuild.
Steve (VTE)
Since this question was posted we have made a DVD for the 3 cylinder engine, this includes setting the clutch.
Hi, i am about to set the clutch on my 3 cylinder mf 35 and i don’t have the mf tool 220 where can i get one, or is it possible to make one.
many thanks
archie
Question from complete novice. My relative has a 135. The clutch is not disengaging the PTO, and struggling to disengage the main gears. He has just discovered that the clutch adjustment cover? (plate underneath the driveshaft/engine block) is missing.So the missing plate is presumably the likely cause. How long it has been missing is unknown. However teh tractor is used on moorland and peat bogs, so the hole would have been exposed to grass and alot of water. I expect this is a difficult question to answer. But do you think that with ample drying after a large application of WD 40, is there a chance the clutch will function properly again(of course with a replacement plate installed)?
Thanks for any advice.
G’day,
I am currently replacing the clutch plates ofmy 1962 mf 35 3 cylinder and facing some problems with the adjutments.
I’ve pulled apart 4 times now and I don’t seem to get it right,the clutch pedal is going very heavy and needs alot of force to push down.
I made some inquiries and the feedback is that theer is omething wrong whit the flywheel.
I find this hard to believe.
Could you please advise
Regards,
Heine