IH CC 124 Lift handle (3 pt) + Clutch adjs. ?

[boxccc]

In the process of installing a creeper gear for my 124 (which I did from the bottom and not separating the tractor), I thought I took enough pictures to help etc. the reassembly. (Wrong) I can't seem to get the lift handle properly connected back to the rear 3 point hitch in the rear. I can't find a schematic in the available manuals. Anyone have pictures or a schematic???

Second problem: After reassembling the repaired creeper gear (badly worn internal yolk) and hooking up drive shaft , clutch etc., all started well and the creeper gear / tranny worked as long as i had the clutch release lever tightened considerable to the clutch release rod but the safety starting lever would not contact the safety switch till I interposed a wooden peg, it then started and ran nicely. I then attempted to adjust the clutch release rod and noted the more I loosened the compressing nut, the closer the switch lever got to the switch. The engine would start but there was little or no motion in any gear. I am thinking that the clutch is slipping because of the loosening at the clutch release rod.

I am hesitating to bypass the safety switch. I tried adjusting the position of the safety starting switch lever but it did not help. Can that lever be safely bent or should I weld a pieced to take up the space? Or what am I doing wrong (among even starting this project)?

Refer to my threads about the saga of the creeper gear conversion under "boxccc" for more details if interested.

[J-Mech]

As far as the 3pt is concerned:

Pic 1:
124 3ph.gif

Pic 2:
124 lh.gif

Part #3 in pic 1 attaches to part #6 in pic 2, EXACTLY as they are shown in the pic. With the lifting "bar" on the frame side.


As far as you safety switch is concerned.

124 clutch.jpg

The safety switch #18 is adjustable on the rod #11. Simply move it where it needs to be AFTER you correctly adjust the clutch. The clutch is adjusted correctly when you have to move the pedal down about 3/16" off it's stop as per the tech manual for that machine.

[boxccc]

J Mech: Thanks for your help and schematics. I spent the day reassembling and attaching the lift handle and its push rods to the 3 point hitch and the tractor. As I stated before, I was in the process of removing the drive shaft / clutch apparatus from below being erroneously informed that it was a simple operation(wrong). In order to get to the parts I had to remove the cross bar holding the lift handle and the foot pedals. I didn't take enough step by step pictures and I kept blindly removing nuts and bolts to loosen the apparatus out of my way, then some of it fell out and I didn't record their arrangements/ order.

This info is for anyone who might be ensnared as i was. I had to trial and error several times till I got the reassembly right. The #s refer to the schematics you provided above.
1. The #9 (u shaped bracket) has to be placed first outside or lateral to the lift handle.
2. The #8 (ratchet tooth semi circular) bar has to fit into the narrow clef of the lower part of the lift handle above the handle locking pin.
3. Secure the lift handle/cross bar to the rt and lt of the frame using the triangle pieces #10. Especially if you are doing this alone, without extra set of hands.
4. Then bolt the bracket #8 and #9 to the frame.
5. Then slide #3 (rotatory section of the long #4 shaft) into the bottom of the lift handle just above the cross bar and secure it with 2 bolts.

I found this step by step sequence was necessary because the individual parts did not allow manipulation to gain their needed position.

First 3 photos denote #8 #9 sections.
Next 2 denote #3 #4 attached to bottom of lift handle base.

Hope this helps someone in the future doing what i did.