Please Help...My Harvey won't cut grass...

Okay, so my International Harvester B 275 PTO lever wouldn't engage the other day. It just slid back and forth without touching anything inside, but worked fine the last time I used it and it's been awesome all year.

I did some reading, and ended up taking the entire lever assembly with pin out after taking the left step out. The collar/spline thing on the inside seems fine. The pin, though, on the lever seemed a bit worn. So, this nice man only four hours away sold me a whole lever assembly (they even put it together for me), which I have now. Yes, the pin was worn down a bit on the old one compared to the new one, otherwise it was just like the old one (though the lever was longer on the new one making it easier for me to reach when seated, but all else lined up.)

Anyway, I don't remember now (Hey, I'm 53, a vet with PTSD, old farmer lady with 3 daughters, and I forget things) how it goes back in. Is it: Lever for PTO on towards front, off towards left rear wheel, and inside the case for the collar/spline is it On towards rear and Off towards engine? Or the other way around? Or both?

I got the manual from Farmall for it, but it doesn't say which goes which way!!! Yes, the little clip ring is in place, and like I said it looks all good in there (though honestly, I uh...have never looked in one of these before...I ended up using my phone to take movies with the flash on so I could see in there what's what and take pictures and such without taking the stupid tire and fender off, which I'll never do by myself). When I had one of my kids turn the shaft and I was watching the camera inside, it all looked good, bathed in lube halfway up the collar and worm gear thing, and nothing bent or funny.

I just Don't Remember which way what went!

Blessings, and TY in advance!

To engage PTO lever is moved rearward, shoving internal shift collar forwards.

Thank you! It worked!

Whew...only got three acres done today (was only a few hours until sunset before we got it back together right)...lots more to do.

That little Harvey is a beast, and he's our beast! 38hp of diesel is all ya need...well...mostly. Amazing, too, how little fuel it uses compared to the gas ones. That thing's as old as I am!

Poor baby. Yes, we've done routine maintenance this year, but I feel like I owe it a complete restoration someday, if only we'd quit using it so hard, as this was our first year having it.

Heck, this winter it's gonna move snow and cut brush and in the spring it's gonna plow and plant again like it did this spring, and summer it has to cut even more grass...lol. I bet it pulled the worn pin thing to get a two week vacation; which it did.

Anyway, thanks again!