Leaking fuel bowl and slipping clutch

first is there any slack in the clutch linkage? you need some just like a cars clutch and for the fuel bowl I was able to use one from a 8n ford fit well and much better made.

Hey, I presently have my nortrac nt254 split changing the clutch due to the exact slippage you describe. I caused my own problem due to not  realizing I had  over serviced the transmission. Once  I realized it  I drained it down but it was to late. Tranny fluid had drained forward/down the input shaft and dripped into  the  clutch housing area. Once it was there and I was operating the tractor then the oil got  slung all over the clutch assembly. Had I realized that I had tranny fluid in the clutch housing area then I could have drained it out at the bottom of the housing. There is a drain plug there. I also had to order  new  both  pressure plate  discs due to heat  cracks  caused from my operating the tractor with the clutch slipping. The clutch slipping heated up the plate enough to cause the stress/heat  cracks. I will be reassembling my tractor next week.