Mechanical PTO Situation
 

I was reassembling the pto for my 149 and I can't get it to adjust down properly. The springs between the pressure plates compress completely preventing the adjustment. I think I remember it having two clutch discs but I'm not 100% sure (too many tractors). I came across a pto recently with two discs. This raises my question. Is this a way to solve my problem and allow me to adjust? I'm not familiar with this or if it is common practice. BTW, when the springs become totally compressed the adjusting tool is about a disc thickness away from correct adjustment.

Any and all will be appreciated.....Wayne

I've never seen more than one clutch disk in a PTO before. I have had pto's before, that for whatever reason, refuse to work properly when adjusting using the guage.

For those, I lightly finger tighten the jam nuts, until they feel even (in pressure) then I tighten the screws each the same amount of turns, stopping often to see "if it's there yet".
To check if it's tight enough, put the pto back into the basket and try to turn it by hand, if it "slips" then it isn't tight enough. When everything is tightened evenly and it will no longer slip then it's done. I really don't like doing them that way but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

Good luck.

Y Sam
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