wc clutch

putting my wc back together and having some issues....here's the first...i'm tired and cranky and must be missing something.  put the engine back in my wc.  before that i bolted the clutch assembly on the back of the engine and adjusted it according to the manual.  good news, engine started right up.  bad news, i have no clutch, and cannot put tractor in gear.  just grinds.  checked the adjustment.  manual calls for 1/4 inch between fingers and bearing.  i had about 1/2 inch.  adjusted it down to 1/4.  still no clutch.  readjusted down to an 1/8 of an inch, besides getting more of a pedal each time, no change.  still cannot put tractor in gear.  any ideas on what i'm missing here?  of course i'm in a hurry, trying to get ready for next week-ends show.....thanks  alan

no, already checked that.

If you've adjusted the clutch that much and it didn't make a difference and still grinds bad,then it's either in backwards or it's badly bent. Since it won't work like that,you'll need to take the engine back out and unbolt the unit from the flywheel. Once you do that,lay the disc on the pressure plate and press around the outside edge of the disc with your thumb...if it jumps up at you,then it's bent and needs reflattened...if possible or a different one.  Rick

Broken finger bolt,maybe?

rick--  you were right.  i pulled the engine out again.  not only was the clutch disk not flat, the metal portion was cracked and split.  i suspect i may have damaged it somehow when i was putting the engine in.....i didn't notice any major issues at the time, but i'm not sure what else could have happened.  i guess i should have had more than just the cat helping me guide it in.  anyhow, i put another disk in, put the engine back in the tractor, and now the clutch works.  thanks for the help.  now on to the next issues.  alan

Rick knows all about clutches! That's is his living.