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After reading that, I think I can live with a little pedal wobble... assuming I can't corncob it in some reasonably acceptable way. I was just fixing a bigger problem with the trans brake and thought I'd overhaul the linkage in the process. Thanks!

What is the hitch cover? I don't see anything listed by that name? If it's really involved, I won't be replacing it then.... but I do have some shim stock. Thanks!

Possible but probably before my time. Who knows. Might have been a casting flaw biding it's time to bite a future owner in the butt. As I said, and you can see in the pic if you look close, one side had been cracked a while and the crack was full of old grease and dirt. I guess the other side just let go suddenly while I was spraying and my problem started. Got all the parts ordered today and when I am done, the whole clutch system will be a LOT tighter and I should be able to adjust it properly. Thanks much.

What's the trick for removing the clutch pedal pivot pin? Mine is super tight but before I reach for the shaped charge is there a trick? Had a fair bit of pedal wobble but it looks like most of the wear is on the shaft and not the pedal.

Found the smoking gun. The trans brake rod pivot arm was broken. Basically, I had no trans brake. Couldn't see it while operating the clutch (never actually watched) and the broken halves were buried in grease and dirt. Looks like it had been cracked on one side for a while and then let go at the keyway. Thanks for the guidance.

Stoked with a cuppa coffee and a burrito, I head back to the shop to work on that clutch linkage. Wish it wasn't as hot and humid as the Amazon jungle. Looks like I can get most of the parts needed to tighten it up. Thanks for the info and advice.

The kind souls who responded to my earlier questions in April (see link below) may remember my earlier post about 826 shifting issues. Basically, with the clutch in and the engine running, I have trouble pulling it out of gear and it grinds going back into gear. Only seems to happen after the tractor has been running a while. First start or starting after sitting a while, no problem. If I shut the engine off, or if I get it into neutral and let it idle a minute, no probelmo. I got some good linkage adjustment tips here (as well as what I found in the manual) but they had little positive effect. I'm having some trouble because all the linkages are loosy-goosey at the pivot points. I "compensated" as best I could but there was little improvment. FYI, the clutch (plate disc & t/o is nearly new done about 600 hours back along with a flywheel surface). I had it in my head that the trans brake might be worn out so I started with that. A nearby farmer friend of mine has an 856 with no shiftign issues, which looks to be identical in this area, and I observed that his trans brake had a fair bit less "throw" than mine so i wondered if the brake lining on mine is worn. This morning I dropped that pan to have a look. The pictures are attached. Never having been into that gearbox, I don't know what stuff is supposed to look like but it appears to still have a good amount of lining left ( about 5/32- hard to measure) but there is an uneven wear with an apparantly unworn portion at at the top (red arrow) and the worn area is worn at an angle(thinner towards the arrow and the unworn part). Don't know if that's "normal?" I don't know what the lining thickness is for a new part. I have my doubts about this being "THE PROBLEM" but, as much as I hate throwing parts at problems, I think I am going to throw a new lever in and get all the linkages as tight as I can make them with what new parts I can get, do a readjustment.... and pray. Further comments or suggestions welcome and I thank you for the attention.

One of the ideas on my list!

Thanks, gents, for the advice. The question not answered is whether the clutch release shaft is replaceable without splitting the tractor? I'd really like to tighten that trans brake lever where it's loose on the shaft. I can think of a couple ways to corncob it however. The clutch was replaced about 700 hours ago.The previous one (which was like new and installed by a previous owner) slipped when I bout the tractor and we found out why... the flywheel step had not been properly machined- the friction surface was machined but not the pressure plate mounting surface... so it probably slipped somewhat from day one of the install. It was done right the next time. I wish at the time (about 20 years ago) I had done more with the linkages etc. when parts were more available. It was then, and is now, a working tractor on a small farm where the money margins are tight.. especially now that I am "retired" and farming expenses are thru the roof! Hard to stay in the black with a small farm. Appreciate you guys engaging the brain on my behalf.

Got an 826 with over 9K hours. Starting to have issues shifting. The shift linkage itself is loose and worn but that does not seem to be the issue, it's been that way since I've owned the tractor. With the clutch in and the engine running, I have trouble pulling it out of gear and it grinds going back into gear. If I shut the engine off, or if I get it into neutral and let it idle a minute, no probelmo. I roughly adjusted the dump valve (I think I still need to tighten it up a little-clutch engagement and light go out simultaneously now), the clutch and the trans brake according to the manual with no little result. All the related linkages are really sloppy, so I "compensated" a little to take up the slack. I suspect the trans brake is worn out but I see the trans brake lever on the clutch release shaft is really loose (I can compenste for that in the adjustment a little). Am I on the right track? Any diagnostic tips I should apply? I still have to use the tractor for a short while and then I can do some exploratory surgery. I will need to use the tractor again in about a month, so I want to get to the main part ASAP and in the fall consider a more thorough run thru... maybe rebuild the shift linkage (If I can still get the parts) and the clutch linkage Can the cluch release shaft be replaced without splitting the tractor? As soon as I can, I will pull it apart to see if the wear is primarily the shaft or the lever...or both. I can find the clutch release shaft but not the trans brake lever. Found the GREAT section on rebuilding the shift assembly here and would love to do that at some point. Finally, who has the best selection of parts for this range of tractor? In some cursory explorations, I have found the parts market really shrunken since I last had to buy parts... about 10 years. Who are the good guys these days? Thanks much!