1940/41 John Deere B tractor restoration pt 66 (clutch and pulley mechanism and how it works ) 

So sorry for the late reply , that is excellent to hear , these videos where made just for that very reason to help like minded folks on the preservation of these old tractors and to hear it’s helping students do just that made my day , Regards David H.

Mat Naylor yes totally agree be careful with those cast hubs the splined fingers can break at a drop of a hat , plenty of penetrating oil and gentle heat and loads of patience .

David Wolf your welcome David thanks again for your support.

Hi Brandon , the drive gear as you’ve guessed is extremely tight on the slide coupling , the ones I’ve removed in the past have required a heavy puller and heat , you will break something if you don’t warm it up , it needs the heat to expand it for both getting it off and also for pressing it back on , before removing it take a few accurate measurements as to where it sits on the slide coupling I think in the workshop manual they are given . These components suffer badly with dust be it clutch lining , dusty condition from use , even saw dust if the tractor has been used a lot on a saw bench which seems to be the usual use for these things now a days . I mention this as I’ve had one which was a bit sticky , the clutch seemed to hang for a second or so before freeing off , I soaked it for a while with SAS penetrating oil and it eventually freed off , just thought it was worth a mention , that gear is really tight when it does go it’s explosive so be careful . Regards David H.

@@oneminutefarming9521 sounds good, I will give that a try, thank you sir I appreciate it.