Re: Tough PTO coupler removal and Replacing PTOsha

Posted by Novel Idea Guy on December 14, 2004 at 08:10:00 from (64.80.110.33):

In Reply to: Tough PTO coupler removal and Replacing PTOshaft posted by Ramon from NC on December 14, 2004 at 07:41:24:

You're kidding right? You're actually considering that it might be normal to have to hammer the coupler on and off the PTO shaft on the tractor??? Do you beat the gas cap on and off with a hammer too? Sheesh.

It should slide on and off with relative ease.

If you have to hammer them on and off, something is SERIOUSLY wrong with the coupler, the PTO shaft, or both. Flashing red lights and warning sirens should be going off in your head!

Take a good hard look at both the shaft and the coupler. If they're rusty and dry, clean them up and add a thin layer of grease to both. If you haven't wrecked anything by beating the bejeezus out of them, they'll slide together like BUTTAH!

You also should be able to tell if any of the splines are mangled. Clean them up with a file.

A slight twist in the shaft may not be noticeable, but the splines should be straight. If they aren't, someone put one heck of a load on the shaft and twisted it. You'll have to replace the shaft, and possibly some other internal parts.

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