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shortening PTO shaft with zerk fittings
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Posted by JB OH on July 29, 2005 at 08:53:29 from (206.183.9.18):
I have a '63 Ford 2000 to which I just added an over running clutch, but the PTO shaft is now too long for my bushhog. My understanding is that I have to shorten the PTO shaft to accommodate the ORC (by about 4" or so?). Here's my dilemma: The PTO shaft has a grease (zerk) fitting approximately 2" from the open female end of the shaft, with another zerk another 4" down from the first. Cutting the shaft at 4" from the end will sacrifice at least the first zerk, and leave the second one about 2" from the end. There may be some sort of seal or something as well, because the shaft has a "pinch" or 1/8" thinning of the diameter surrounding the pair of zerks. I don't know if this is typical, or if there is some other purpose I'm unaware of, other than greasing the extending shaft. Should I just cut the shaft and leave the one zerk remaining, or is the "pinch" surrounding the two zerks doing something I should be concerned about?
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