PTO Universal Joint Stuck on Tractor PTO shaft TX1410

[grsthegreat]

i used a brass brush that looks alot like a toothbrush that i got from home depot when i cleaned mine. . cleaned them with brake cleaner also. i always use a spray lube when installing them now. i would think a bench grinder set up with a wire brush would do a good job cleaning the pin. what keeps pin inplace in the shaft? mine has never come apart like that

 

[ptsg]

That's a very clean shaft and yoke considering how stuck it was. Maybe the locking pin was causing the issue.

 

[Tarwddu]

what keeps pin in place in the shaft? mine has never come apart like that

there is a hole at the end of the pin that had a broken cotter pin so i replaced it with a Rclip instead

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I spray the shaft and inside the spline EVERY time I put one on, and since I started doing so, I've never have a problem with a stuck one again...

SR

 

[airbiscuit]

This guy does pretty good tests

 

[wheelbuilder]

That's a very clean shaft and yoke considering how stuck it was. Maybe the locking pin was causing the issue.

The pro shaft is also hard to reach (at least on mine). There's plenty of stuff that sits close to it.

I like to use fluid film when I mount up something. Especially the snowblower.

 

[ptsg]

The pro shaft is also hard to reach (at least on mine). There's plenty of stuff that sits close to it.

I like to use fluid film when I mount up something. Especially the snowblower.

I'm familiar with it. I used to have a Kubota B7000 with a similar rear end and it's proprietary 2 point tiller. I kept mine well lubed and didn't had any trouble with the PTO shaft.

 

[mcfarmall]

An excellent way to clean up the female spline is to find a flat file that is slightly thinner than the width of a spline groove. You take a piece of 120 grit aluminum oxide cloth, rip it to an appropriate width and fold it around the edge of the file. Hold the cloth around the file and stroke it up and down the length of each spline groove until they are nice and smooth. I would hit the longitudinal corners of the spline grooves to chamfer them slightly. Use a small flap wheel to polish the "ID" of the female spline socket.

I use the abrasive cloth wrapped around a file edge all the time on shaft keyways at work. Works like a charm every time. The trick is having a nice variety of different sized flat files in my tool box!

Sharp corners are a frequently overlooked culprit to stuck keys and splines. The bottom corners of a keyway are never a perfectly sharp corner as there is always some radius present. Try cramming a sharp cornered key in a slot with radiused corners and you'll have a fight on your hands.

 

[LouNY]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the push latch wasn't much of your problem,if they travel to far or not far enough the can bind and not let the shaft pull off easily.

 

[kthompson]

I have a rubber cap that fits the pto shaft and is long as the male end. I use a light coat of grease on the shaft and keep the cap on it. Normally do so when greasing the tractor. No idea where that cap I use came from for it is a perfect fit and have not seen one in an store. It made from same type product the rubber on pliers handles. No idea if you do or not but you can replace the female end of that yoke and may like one of the other style retainers better. For me the push pin works well unless as had been pointed out it gets damaged.

Many of us have felt the same battle and victory over a pto shaft, before we learned prevention.