red spring on a t20 clutch

[kestianj]

pull out the tranny , remove the clutch, I soaked mine with wd for a few days and it came right off then take apart the clutch (it all comes apart after you remove it from the shaft) watch out for the little key thing , slide out the old spring,push on it a few times and say wow thats weak compaired to the new one, put in the new one , slap it back together and walla...hope that helps

[George]

Almost sounds too easy. The old clutch comes off pretty easy. Sounds like the 2nd step is even easier.

[rdr]

pull out the tranny , remove the clutch, I soaked mine with wd for a few days and it came right off then take apart the clutch (it all comes apart after you remove it from the shaft) watch out for the little key thing , slide out the old spring,push on it a few times and say wow thats weak compaired to the new one, put in the new one , slap it back together and walla...hope that helps

this thread is uless with out pictures

[George]

I'll try filming it and put it on Vimeo...with copyrighted rock and roll playing on it.

[kestianj]

this thread is uless with out pictures

sorry I didnt take any, but its really easy ,like a 30 min job

[brushcutter]

Kestian, I really wish I could give you an answer based in factual evidence. But I didn't realize how much the incorrect throttle cable setting affected the overall performance of my machine until after I had changed both the cable and sprockets. Bummer! I do however know that it greatly increased my log dragging ability and crawling up short steep banks is also easier, I can go up stuff at about half the rpms that I used to have trouble with.

I can also tell you that I had to add to the length of the chains, I needed a half-link but have heard of other members having problems with chain breakage when using them. On the right side I only had to add 1 link, but the left side needed 2 links 2 links was actually way more than actually needed but 1 was about a link pin width too short. After I ran it this way for a while I managed to get down to only 1 link, but it's really tight, and I will go back to the longer until it stretches some more. I think that Boncrshr had this same problem. I toyed with the idea of shimming the tranny up some, but then I would have to change the shift linkage ... One thing I have learned about these machines; (and it may just be me) everything you change- changes something else and that changes something and ...

Gregg

[Amphiman1]

this thread is uless with out pictures

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[boncrshr]

brushcutter, is that 40 tooth worth all the work?

YES!!!! That is the biggest bang for the buck modification I have done....it turns your Hustler into a tractor!!

[Zip6x6]

where do you buy the red spring? thanks

[wjs0311]

where do you buy the red spring? thanks

I too would like to know. I see Richards relics has them but have read to stay away.