1967 350 clutches slipping

[gadozerboy]

Ok the 350 i bought a few weeks ago that had water in the left side housing and and it did have a plug in the bottom i took the plug out and drained it and it also had some oil in it so the clutches are slipping Nortrax told me to run it about 30 min with a gallon of mineral spirits I did that and it washed it out and it tries to pull some what do you think is there something else i could wash it out with that would work better? I dont think it has a seal leaking I think it was poured in there the fella i bought it from didn't know it had dry clutches and he was trying to make it steer but i got it to steering really good by adjusting the control arms just dont pull good on that side.

gadozerboy

[Jimmy in NC]

If you have oil in those clutch discs... you need to replace them. You can try baking them.. scuff them up with something like a DA sander but you will be wasting time. Once a clutch that is intended to be dry is soaked in oil, 99% of the time it will not come back.


Jimmy in NC

[gadozerboy]

oh well i guess i'll wind up tearing into it both sides need repair but it works great i believe when i get the clutches replaced it will be a great machine.

thanks

gadozerboy