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Jim
09-10-2001 05:57:56
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Okay, so I needed to replace the PTO oil seal on my TO30, and the directions in my IT manual said it can be done after removing the retainer housing and withdrawing the shaft. Sounded simple enough. I got the retainer off easily. When I tried to pull the shaft out, it moved about an inch or so, then stopped. I ran a small rod through the hole in the end of the shaft to get some leverage, then gave a heave. It moved another inch or so, then stopped again; wouldn't go forward or backward. I tried it with the PTO lever engaged, and disengaged. I tried it with the transmission in neutral and in gear (reverse and all 4 forward gears). Jacked it up and tried it while turning the wheels to maybe get the gears turning. Wouldn't budge in either direction. Since the oil seal's in the retainer, I can go ahead and change that. I gave up on trying to change the bearing at this point. I finally took a small sledgehammer and lightly tapped the PTO shaft back into place. I'm sure that's probably not how it's supposed to be done, but I really didn't see much other choice. Hope I didn't do any damage, but I won't know until I put the old boy back in service. So what's the story? I'm 48 years old, but I'm not that weak and decrepit yet. Is the PTO shaft supposed to pull right out, or do you have to use some kind of gear puller on it? Or is there something wrong with it that it's binding? While I'm at it, when I removed the retainer, I saw some chips around the outer edge of where the seal and bearing slide into the housing. I don't know if it's old damage, or something that happened recently, and maybe contributed to the oil leak. Should the retainer be replaced or will it be OK with a few chips missing along the edges? Sorry 'bout the length of this, but I need HELP!!! Thanks.
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