Rockshaft problem

Dave

Remove the Power-Trol assembly as ToddT indicated and you'll see the lift lever. On the lever assembly, you'll find two pins similar in design to a PTO shaft locking pin which hold the two shaft halves in the lift lever. Remove the cotter pin or safety wire from the pin for whichever shaft you want to re-align and -- this is the tricky part -- slide the locking pin forward enough to release the rackshaft half and slide it out. Be careful to slide the pin just enough to release the shaft. If it falls into the bottom of the housing, you'll have a devil of a time trying to fish it out. Since the shafts ride on a simple plain bearing out at the square end, nothing else should get in your way. I hope this helps. robert.kindig@alcatel.com

If your lift arms are off by 1/8 (as opposed to 1/4), then you probably have a twisted shaft, though I don't know how it could possibly twist that much. You might take a good look at your lift arms first to make sure something isn't wrong there before doing other disassembly.

If you do decide to tear into it, you will first need to unbolt the Powr-Trol/Powerlift valve housing and remove it. Once off, you should be able to examine the crank arm and the inside ends of the rockshafts and go from there.

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You could get a replacement rockshaft for next to nothing, I'd say, since many restorers get rid of the lift assembly and replace it with a plain cover. Check your local boneyard, or drop me a line. I know a guy who probably has about twenty of them.

chris