PTO Shaft won't slide

   / PTO Shaft won't slide #11  
Judging from the looks of the housing and the tractor end coupler, I think it's safe to assume there is probably rust involved.

Those plastic covers usually come off with a few screws, so there should be no need to destroy them.
 
   / PTO Shaft won't slide #12  
a tad dangerous hooking up. but if you could attach to rear of tractor, and raise up the 3pt hitch just enough to get shaft connected. and then let it run for a bit to warm things up. then raising up / lowering the 3pt hitch "not a lot" but to create some push/pull force on the shaft as it is spinning.

have had to do this to the post hole digger over the years. it seats for a couple years plus, then time to come use it, it rusted up some. thankfully i can easily remove the auger bit, and just have the gear box on the end. and it shakes and rattles some. (not real smart idea) gear box darn near flips on me, and cause additional damage. but it frees up the pto shaft, enough to get some grease on it, and then away she goes freely.

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go with other folks notes. just random blah here.

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just wondering if you could some how attach an impact wrench to end of PTO shaft. so you could obtain clock wise and counter clock wise sudden burst of shock vibration. that an impact wrench creates.

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what i am trying to get at... when dry fitting sch40 fittings say 2", 3", 4" fittings. oh the pipe will slide all the way in. but you are out of a lot of luck getting the pipe back out to prime and glue/solvent weld everything together. i end up taking a screw driver and hammer. and going around tapping the fitting end, right up against the pipe. and kinda walk the fitting off the pipe. (kinda like walking a dresser on a couple legs to position it)

if you had say a log splitter, and some how able to hook 2 ends of shaft to it. see if you could pull on it some. rotate shaft some, give it another pull, rotate some give it another pull.

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with other folks idea, of warming it up...

take 2 to 4 garbage bags and a roll of tape. and stick end of shaft into garbage bag, then toss a couple more on. then use tape to loose hold bag around shaft, and start dumping in boiling water. the tape is there to reduce amount of hot water you need to dump in.

if you could find a kitchen sink to garden hose adapter ((most likely in aquariums / fish isle of some local store possibly)) turn sink to hot. and run garden hose out. to fill up container / garbage bag. menards/lowes/homedepot most likely have sink to garden hose adapter in the "misc brass fitting section" were all the little baggies are of different fittings.
 
   / PTO Shaft won't slide
  • Thread Starter
#13  
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

I removed the PTO shaft from the flail mower. The plastic guards really obstructed the shaft, but I sprayed PB Blaster in the tiny gaps that existed and let the PTO shaft hang vertically overnight. I wrapped nylon tie down straps around the base of the yoke(s) and fed them up through the center (so it would pull straight and not pull on the universal joint). Then I chained it up between two large trees. I barely got tension on the come a long, and it slipped apart like butter.

Thanks for all the tips. I think what did it was

  • The PB Blaster
  • Having a Straight Pull
 
   / PTO Shaft won't slide #14  
Glad you got it apart. I now keep mine indoors.
 
   / PTO Shaft won't slide #15  
Hmmm. I just posted in "the other" stuck PTO shaft thread. Maybe shoulda been in here?

I wonder if a sufficient quantity of grease collects down in the ends of a PTO shaft, can it become hydraulically stuck? Do PTO shafts have little air vents drilled at the very end of the outer shaft?
 
   / PTO Shaft won't slide #16  
Tried everything above-nothing worked including the tie to telephone pole and a diesel 4x4 dually dump truck. Used the trash bag trick filled with a gallon of PB blaster instead of water. A month later had the engine hoist hooked up and applied pressure using straps choked onto shafts. Did not let loose even then. After setting under tension for several days the PTO halves released at night. Keeping tractor half in garage now. Have a chipper back after two years.
 
   / PTO Shaft won't slide #17  
I ALWAYS pull them apart and keep half in my shop...sometimes the whole shaft, if it comes off easy...

I NEVER use grease on them, I wipe clean and use a spray lube and spray the "buttons" and the shafts EVERY time I put them back together...

SR
 

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