Joe 77 B100 84 #1 Posted January 22 My tractor won't give me anything when I turn the key and I think its the clutch safety switch. It won't seem to push in or out. I am going to try and remove it and clean/lube it but I thought I'd ask: 1) Am I gonna be able to find a replacement? 2) Is there some way to bypass that switch? Totally learning as I go so please give specifics. :) Thanks folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,034 #2 Posted January 22 Don’t recommend deleting it completely but you can just jump around the safety to see if that interlock is indeed your culprit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,330 #3 Posted January 22 Stens 19120001 SAFETY SWITCH - Jacks Small Engines Yours will probably work OK when you get it cleaned up and unstuck. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe 77 B100 84 #4 Posted January 24 On 1/22/2024 at 12:30 PM, Tonytoro416 said: Don’t recommend deleting it completely but you can just jump around the safety to see if that interlock is indeed your culprit Thanks for the reply. Can you please explain how I would do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe 77 B100 84 #5 Posted January 24 On 1/22/2024 at 12:46 PM, Ed Kennell said: Stens 19120001 SAFETY SWITCH - Jacks Small Engines Yours will probably work OK when you get it cleaned up and unstuck. That's good news. I will remove it and try to clean it up. Its gonna be hard to remove cuz its snug next to other parts. Now that the weather isn't quite so cold, I will try it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,535 #6 Posted January 24 (edited) If your 1977 B-100 has an original wiring harness, bypassing should be simple. Here is a picture of the clutch interlock switch on my B-100 Here is a picture viewed from the underside front. That is a slide-on connector. Grab it with a pair of needle-nose pliers, pull it off, then using a paperclip or some other device, jump the wires in that black connect. That should prove a fault in the switch. The switch is not difficult to remove. Edited January 24 by rmaynard 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,034 #7 Posted January 24 The switch are simple. Hot in and out out When the switch is made it interrupts voltage. Take your plug and unplug it from switch and use a small jumper wire stuck in one side of plug to the other side of plug. Eliminating the switch essentially 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe 77 B100 84 #8 Posted January 27 On 1/22/2024 at 12:46 PM, Ed Kennell said: Stens 19120001 SAFETY SWITCH - Jacks Small Engines Yours will probably work OK when you get it cleaned up and unstuck. It WAS just frozen and the ball couldn't move due to the sub-zero temps we've had. All fixed with the thaw. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,330 #9 Posted January 27 35 minutes ago, Joe 77 B100 said: It WAS just frozen and the ball couldn't move due to the sub-zero temps we've had. All fixed with the thaw. Appreciate the update Joe. We luv it when a comes back to life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
