TO30 Twisted PTO?

rtaylor762

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I have a 54 Massey Ferguson TO30. Last year I replaced the stock PTO with a 1 3/8" PTO. Took all of 5 minutes. Now I have damaged my new PTO. I pulled the tractor apart and sure enough the PTO is twisted coming out of the pump. I have read and heard everyone talk about cutting the PTO shaft to get it out. My questions is how do I cut it.
 
Hack saw/sawzall if not too hard a shaft, chop saw,
oxyacetylene torch. Regardless, you have to keep metal chips
out of the hydraulics!
 
I have all the saws and grinders but there is no room to get into the housing to get a good cut on the exposed part of the PTO. How much of the PTO needs to be cut?
 
In 9/2/8N Fords, I usually torch them off before and behind the pump in order to drop the pump.

Dean
 
Thanks I'm leaning towards the torch. I was able to pull the PTO out from the back about 4 inches. I hope I can just torch the front off then remove it from the rear.
 

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