Joe 77 B100 84 #1 Posted January 22, 2024 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 1,171 #2 Posted January 22, 2024 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 41,722 #3 Posted January 22, 2024 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, 2024 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, 2024 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 16,287 #6 Posted January 24, 2024 (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, 2024 by rmaynard 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,171 #7 Posted January 24, 2024 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, 2024 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 41,722 #9 Posted January 27, 2024 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
