653 Steering Clutch Removal
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Topic: 653 Steering Clutch Removal
Posted By: albatros_3
Subject: 653 Steering Clutch Removal
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2014 at 9:54pm
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I need some help getting the clutches out of my 653. The service manual is as clear as mud. Everything is pretty tight or seized up and the left side has a few inches of water. Right now I just sprayed it all down in penetrating lube. For the clutch adjusters, do I screw those in or out of the housing to provide maximum lever movement? Is the stilt pin the pin near the front of the housing with a spring wrapped around it? What is the best way to go about this tough looking job?  |
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Posted By: Randaleky
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2014 at 10:22pm
| pull cotter pin out of brake band linkage end next to front and remove the pin. next take the roll pin or cotter key whichever you have in the pin for brake band top center of housing. slide pin toward the rear end or other final. this will give free movement of the brake band assembley. this is what you will use to lift the entire clutch unit out with. the spring that hooks in housing half way down in the final drive case and also hooks to the yoke or forks that works the sliding bearing that disengages the clutches and allows them to slip is unhooked next. also there is a pin with a spring around it that fits the end of the yoke/ fork which is now removed. the next is pulling the pin that is verticle in the yoke/fork to allow the yoke to be slid around for getting to the clip that holds the axle. when you find the clip with your fingernail probing around the end of the clutch housing in the center where the axle slides in, take a screw driver, flat type around 8 inch blade. heat and bend the end to a 90 degree bend about 1 inch back from the end. this will let you catch the end on the clip and when you feel it against the clip end pull up to release it. once lifted up the axle will side out toward the other final and should be left flush with the cone end. the next thing to do is take the six 9/16 head bolts out of the back of the clutch housing. there is a 2 1/2 inch screw cap that fits in the housing that will let you use a socket and ratchet to remove them. you will have to jack the side up enough to allow the track to be moved with a bar in order to rotate the clutches for bolt removal. i use a 2 foot lady slipper between the springs on the clutches to gently roll the track around. not a lot of pressure needed if the track is off the ground good. let me know as you progress. |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2014 at 10:38pm
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Randal has given you step by step excellent advice. Tracy ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: albatros_3
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2014 at 6:02am
Wow, those are great instructions! Thank you, I sure do appreciate the help. Here is a picture of the machine when I got it home. |
Posted By: Randaleky
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2014 at 11:56am
| NICE LOOKING MACHINE. FOOT STEERING HUH ? DECELORATOR ? THE UNDERCARRIAGE LOOKS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. GIVE ME A PROGRESS REPORT AS YOU MOVE THRU THE PROCESS. OK. YOU ARE WELCOME ON THE INFO. ANYTIME |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2014 at 12:00pm
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You need to keep the cases clean inside , that plug in the bottom of case needs a couple holes drilled into it to prevent water staying in case . If you run it in water then change plugs to non-drilled ones . ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: Ecastagne
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 3:20pm
| hi. Do I have to take apart the pressure plate from the steering clutch to get it out. Thanks it’s 1960 H3 dozer. I have the shaft moving but I can not get it to come out. |