I can not remove the rear spider joint. The 1-5/8" castle nut will not budge. The nuts and threads appears to be well lubricated, not rusted or abused. I've put it in 1st and reverse to counter the pressure of the wrench. But... not luck. The gap between the two splines is ~2". Just not enough to lift the front spider joint out and allow the pilot bearing, clutch and pressure plates to follow.
Any Advice on how to increase the gap, between the splines, to allow for removal of front spider.
Or how to get that rear spider off.
I know my verbage is not correct but, I don't have my manual in front of me for a proper parts name reference.
Thanks,
BRACK
Hello
when I did my AG clutch, it was a bit of a tight fit to get the front half of the spider coupling out, but it is doable with abit of wriggling and jiggling and some scraped knuckles. Make sure you remove the nut which hold the prop brake to the bottom of the bell housing.
I struggled my gutz out removing the clutch this way leaning over the tracks and on my knees on the running board. Later ended up removing the engine the get the flywheel cleaned up and shot blasted the clutch face area. If you you haven't got a dozer blade on the front ... it ain't such a bad job to take the engine out. I would of done it this way in the 1st place, thinking about it now.
I renewed my clutch linings, spigot and thrust bearings as i don't want to do this job again anytime soon.
Good luck with your project
Carl Hargreaves