Jm284 LE clutch chatter

[tundrawolf]

Hi,

I have a JM284 tractor and it has about 280 hours on it. I am very happy with it! Recently the clutch had begun to chatter when I push the clutch lever in. Doing some research I found out that the clutch needs to be adjusted or it will bear unevenly on the throwout bearing.

The chatter began when it was cold and I stopped using the tractor. It didn't chatter for a few hours and I stopped using it when I heard it. Recently (warmer temps) I had to use it for about an hour and it did not chatter.

My question is, do I have to change out the throwout bearing? Or, is it okay and I just need to adjust the clutch?

I should add that the clutch seemed to never fully disengage and I thought it was the clutch linkage adjustment but now I think it's actually the dual stage clutch adjustments.

Can I adjust the clutch and be done with it? I really don't want to have to split the engine and transmission to replace the throwout bearing if I don't have to...

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