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richie 11-04-2009 07:38:47 72.88.92.187 739741 Report to Moderator	up date on my pto shaft removal anyone have hard time just pulling it out this came out cae out about 2"thats it wiggled pried pulled no dice will i damage anything if i try to pry with a bar [Reply]   [Send Email]
Dell (WA) 11-04-2009 10:29:23 172.190.50.111 739759 Report to Moderator	Re: pto shaft removal in reply to richie, 11-04-2009 07:38:47   Richie......NO PRY!!! you will break yer pump housing. PTO end gitts mushroomed and twisted from using a brushhogg without an Over Running Coupler (ORC) $60 (cheap) New hydraulic pump housing $500 (not cheap) Do like they tell you, SAWZALL and clean out the chips. Summtimes yer lucky, but a leaking PTO shaft seal is also a "clue" that the PTO shaft has been "abused". New 1-3/8 PTO shaft with new seals and bearings, $125 (cheaper than a new hydraulic pump) new 4-hole plate gasket, 99c (cheap) ......Dell   [Reply]   [Send Email]
wwildhorse2k 11-04-2009 09:56:59 70.252.141.114 739752 Report to Moderator	Re: pto shaft removal in reply to richie, 11-04-2009 07:38:47   I feel your pain -- I had it happen to me -- about 1.5" out and then stopped dead. I even made a pushing jig using a 7/8" all thread and a 1/2" plate. I could have pushed hard enough to break the hyd pump casting, Casting = $$$ pto = $. I used a sawsall with a hack saw plade to cut it off in front of the front piston yoke I reached in front the top and rested the sawsall stop on the top of the hyd pump. THe shaft is NOT Hardened. 15 min with the sawsall and I was done. you will need to take off the top cover then drop the pump to clean out the shavings. -- Mark   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Mike OH 11-04-2009 08:01:05 24.165.145.69 739744 Report to Moderator	Re: pto shaft removal in reply to richie, 11-04-2009 07:38:47   When I read your first post I thought about maybe you might have a problem getting it out. Seems that some of the shafts get a mushroomed effect on the spline end and others found the spline to be twisted. I find it somewhat hard to believe a hardened shaft could get twisted, but other clame it has so maybe it could. I found the front end of the splined shaft to be mushroomed oversize by a few thousands of an inch when I took mine out. I risked doing some major damage and forced it out, but luckly no damage was done. Others claimed to cut the shaft with a sawzall or a fire torch to get it out. As I recall mine only came out less then an inch before it stopped; your may be almost thru at two inches. If it were mine, I would pull and tap a bit more on the cap and hope it came out before I spoke the words "OH CHIT WHAT DID I BREAK NOW!??!!!"   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Jubilee85 (VA) 11-04-2009 08:00:15 24.149.127.253 739743 Report to Moderator	Re: pto shaft removal in reply to richie, 11-04-2009 07:38:47   your splines are twisted or mushroomed or both. Many have pried them out using a big lever, some have gone through the side/top to get access to the spline and grind. Never had to do this, but have seen lots info on this on the forum. Do a search for PTO and splines .....I think you'll get your answer. I tried to do a search ...seems the search engine is down or very slow.   [Reply]   [No Email]