thanks for the replies. do not currently have the capability to post pictures. the old pto clutch is toast. the field winding coil insulation has given up -- will engage and run for a few seconds and disengage. i bought a pto clutch from extreme and after carefully reading their instruction it looks like the clutch might not have been the right one -- so sent it back for a refund. had previously bought on from an ebay seller -- made in china model -- and had return it also. the roads are full of pto clutch salesmen -- only problem is almost no seller can verify their clutch will give satisfactory service when mounted on a cub cadet 2182. they do not understand this clutch will have to be mounted with the pulley next to the engine. this is the problem --most pto clutches mount the pulley away from the engine. mounting a new pto clutch with the rotation in the wrong direction will apparently cause it to fail quickly. finally got an email from the warner pto clutch folks and the engineer assured me this warner clutch number 5215-68 would give good service. the old warner clutch number 5210-30 that came on my machine. neither of the pto clutches i received had any identification numbers on them to show it is correct ect. just because a pto clutch will bolt up to a 2182 cub cadet is no assurance it will give good service -- these clutches are directional and apparently will fail quickly if installed with the rotation wrong. the old warner clutch only had a plastic sticker with the numbers but it was still in good condition ect. strange the new crop of pto clutch sellers have no identification on the clutches they sell. the flat metal springs inside the clutch are apparently the important part of the life of this part. my old one only had 3 flat metal springs. have seen pictures of some models of pto clutches that have 6 flat springs. think my old clutch was installed on the machine when it was built. think the zero turn mowers manufactures have demanded the pto clutch makers make improvements in the quality of pto clutches. it appears the 2182 pto clutches are just barely adequate for service. the old cub cadet parts manual shows the field coil could be purchases separately at one time. my clutch just showed too much wear to risk only replacing the field coil ect.
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