FordTractorMan
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So...lost the bearings on the right side of the main shaft (book calls it pivot shaft) when finishing wheat in late June. Didn't get a chance to work on it until late last week due to other half griping about me not having work done on the house we bought last Spring. She in a big hurry to move, not me. Anyway, I got the tailings elevator raised up out of the way, but that's as far as I've gotten. I can't get the unloader sheave to budge. I've had a 2" wrench on it and pulled it tight with a come-along while beating on the center. Won't move. Don't have an air hammer, but have an air impact wrench. Made a socket to fit the square center of the sheave and put my 3/4 impact wrench on it yesterday and still haven't moved it. I'm told it's left-handed threads, so I've been trying to turn it to the right to loosen. Right? Going to heat it in a few minutes and see if that'll free it. Anyone else had this much trouble with this job?