3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft

Posted by Kent in KC on August 06, 2008 at 13:40:20 from (208.82.109.5):

This is my JD 2020. I used my fairly new post hole digger attachement and am trying to remove it to put the bush hog on. Problem is, I can't get the post hole digger's drive shaft to release from the PTO shaft.

It has one of those spring loaded collets that you slide forward while you pull the attachment shaft off. I've WD-40ed it, rapped on it, pried gently on it (and not so gently), tried every contortion I can think of, made sure I had the collet shoved all the way forward -- nothing works.

The attachment shaft collar (the female part with the u-joint) is not frozen on the pto shaft, it wiggles nicely. Seems the little plunger that slides into the detent slot in the pto shaft is not disengaging.

Clue: this happened once before and my oldest boy went out there and had it off in two minutes. He's no where around now but he confirmed, that's how he got it off: slide the collet forward and pull the shaft off.

Any ideas?

Replies:

• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Leland 22:41:29 08/08/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Bill in IL 06:38:33 08/07/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Cummins 1955 04:23:23 08/07/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Dan-IA 19:41:36 08/06/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Lanse 15:13:22 08/06/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft RobMD 14:10:11 08/06/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft NCWayne 13:54:00 08/06/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Tom N OK 13:52:02 08/06/08 (0)
• Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft ken in texas 13:51:03 08/06/08 (6)
  • Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Allan In NE 14:30:40 08/06/08 (2)
    • Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Kent in KC 20:29:56 08/06/08 (1)
      • Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Allan In NE 07:21:00 08/07/08 (0)
  • Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft Kent in KC 14:08:12 08/06/08 (2)
    • Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft tjdub 16:48:25 08/06/08 (1)
      • Re: 3-pt attachment won't release from PTO shaft jharper 10:29:01 09/15/08 (0)

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