mf 35 clutch kit

Okiesprayguy · Mar 26, 2010

Trying to sell a mf 35 gas, but clutch needs replaced. Any estimate on the cost of parts? Cost of Labor? Where is a good place online to find the parts?

flusher · Mar 28, 2010

Okiesprayguy said:
Trying to sell a mf 35 gas, but clutch needs replaced. Any estimate on the cost of parts? Cost of Labor? Where is a good place online to find the parts?

Try here

Davis Tractor Parts

I need to do a clutch rebuild on my 1964 MF-135 diesel. The parts are going to cost about $700. Labor is free for me since I do the wrenching. Figure 50/50 on parts and labor as a ballpark number. Last year I had the engine rebuilt on my 1951 Minneapolis Moline BF tractor that I'm restoring--$800 parts, $800 labor.

windy acers · Mar 28, 2010

IF IT A 2 STAGE CLUTCH MAKE SURE BOTH DISCKS ARE SET UP BY THE MANFACTURE AN READY TO BOLT UP. DON'T FORCE THE 2 HALVES OF THE TRACTOR BACK TOGRTHER.DON'T ASK HOW I KNOW:laughing:

GOOD LUCK COST ME $500.00

Texas Blues · Mar 29, 2010

I put a new clutch in my 135 when I rebuilt the motor. I will have to look back and see where I bought it from. It was the dual clutch type. Also had the flywheel resurfaced. The original clutch was a spicer, and I wasnt to happy about getting the replacement in and seeing that it said "india" on it (see the pic). Oh well, it seems to work ok. If I recall it cost around 300.00 for the whole set including both discs, a throw bearing, and a 3.00 alignment tool lol. The reserface cost about 30.00. Like flusher said, I did the labor and saved money. Besides, I had already spent enough on the motor! Good Luck TB

WilliamTO-35 · May 8, 2010

There are a couple of tricks that can be used to extend the life of a clutch .
Often, the clutch disk , flywheel, and pressure plate get oil contamination on them, and either stick closed, or slip, and linkage adjustments don't solve the problem. I've dealt with the "stuck closed" problem by spraying lacquer thinner up through the bellhousing bottom access plate onto the clutch disk surfaces. The idea is to wash off as much oil and baked on oil as possible. I probably sprayed at least two quarts of lacquer thinner up into the clutch assembly, using a solvent spray gun attached to my air compressor hose. It works best if you can get the clutch disk to disengage, and keep the clutch pedal depressed while you spray. It worked for me, and I haven't had the clutch stick in the engaged position again for the last several years. (Mineral spirits would have been a slightly safer solvent to spray.) I've also heard of emptying a CO2 fire extinguisher up onto the clutch disk to clean off oil ,but I've never tried that .
I do remember well the first time the clutch on my Ferguson TO-35 stuck in the engaged position. I was pulling up to my garage door, the clutch would not disengage, and I poked a hole in the door with my front loader before I had time to pull the transmission out of gear ! That was not a happy moment.