John Deere 325 lawn tractor pto clutch

[rb8496]

I am not able to loosen pto clutch from shaft on jd 325 mower. It is about 15 years old and probably rusted on. Have tried rust buster and wheel puller to no avail.. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[travlitt]

:welcome:
From the Texas Panhandle

I just had the same problem with an old ztr mower. I used a puller like this one.

My clutch came apart but it left the inner bearing race on the crank shaft. I attached the puller to a pulley above the where the clutch was and pulled it off. Some times a person will have to cut it off with a grinder with a cut-off wheel on it.

 

[rb8496]

:welcome:
From the Texas Panhandle

I just had the same problem with an old ztr mower. I used a puller like this one.
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My clutch came apart but it left the inner bearing race on the crank shaft. I attached the puller to a pulley above the where the clutch was and pulled it off. Some times a person will have to cut it off with a grinder with a cut-off wheel on it.

Thanks for the input. I will give it another try.