Well this doesn't look good.

[Brian B Glynn]

I think I found out why my PTO gear box is leaking at the seal. Could this also be why I shear the PTO bolt so fast?

 

[Jim.ME]

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I think I found out why my PTO gear box is leaking at the seal. Could this also be why I shear the PTO bolt so fast?

It certainly is not adding to the longevity of anything. looks like a shaft and rebuild are in order. Probably will need bearings as well as the shaft and seal.

 

[Brian B Glynn]

It certainly is not adding to the longevity of anything. looks like a shaft and rebuild are in order. Probably will need bearings as well as the shaft and seal.

ya, I found a used one and will install new seal, but what bearings are you talking about?

 

[4wdtom]

If you found someone with a good press and a pair of Vee blocks and a dial indicator you MIGHT straighten the bent one. Also, how did that get bent? From lifting an implement that hit the PTO shaft? You may have to remove the shaft for certain implements to prevent problems like this.

 

[Brian B Glynn]

If you found someone with a good press and a pair of Vee blocks and a dial indicator you MIGHT straighten the bent one. Also, how did that get bent? From lifting an implement that hit the PTO shaft? You may have to remove the shaft for certain implements to prevent problems like this.

Thanks. I had recent logging done and may have hit a stump with my brush hog.

 

[Jim.ME]

ya, I found a used one and will install new seal, but what bearings are you talking about?

At least the one in that hanger that the shaft goes through. It will at least need a careful inspection to see if it shows any damage

 

[stdsch40]

Hammer drill effect on the shear bolt. A shear bolt wouldn't last long being pounded with that amount of vibration. Good for vibrating a concrete mix though.

 

[Fritz Maurer]

Before you take it out , jack up on it with a floor jack and see if it will bend the other way.... or just pick up the tractor.

 

[Brian B Glynn]

Thanks everyone, I ordered a used shaft and will install new seals and such.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

Thanks everyone, I ordered a used shaft and will install new seals and such.

When Dad pulled a three bottom AC plow with the WD45 he removed the PTO shaft. I don't know if the dealer warned him, or if he learned the hard way!

 

[Cheesehead Fred]

On our WD-45, when we attached the Allis three bottom plow, the front coulter would hit the end of the PTO shaft, depending on the adjustment we had the lift linkage on the plow. We discovered it after we took the plow off and tried to hook up the manure spreader PTO. Had to carefully file the PTO spline until it would fit because the coulter had raised a series of small burrs on the end of the PTO. I was the guy that had to do the filing, so I always remembered to remove the PTO shaft when hooking up to the plow. Lesson Learned!