Cub cadet 100 PTO clutch bearing race removal
 

Well today I found out what the noise was as my PTO bearing failed on my cub 100. I have the clutch assembly off and the locking collar loose on the bearing race. I have tried unsuccessfully for hours to pull the race off the shaft. I put a 3 jaw puller into the bearing race groove where the balls used to roll....I have 3 hose clamps holding the jaws into the shallow groove. I heated it.....quenched it.....brass hammered it....tapped chisel on race.....wont budge. I'm afraid as it failed it may have spun on the shaft and galled itself onto the shaft. I am almost ready to weld a nut onto the race and drive a 3/4" bolt against shaft to drive it off.....or cut it off with a mini cut off wheel in a dremel. Any thoughts?

Worth a try to split it with the cut off wheel, or split it on 2 sides and it should separate .:beerchug:

You might need more power than a Dremel puts out for the cut, but I agree with the split method. Make one cut all the way through to the keyway slot on the crank, another partially through on the opposite side. Support the crank with a block of wood, put a chisel in the keyway side cut and whack it.

Its off!
 

It is off!!!!! I soaked it with Kroil oil overnight.....put pressure on the puller .....put a little heat on it and crack!!! it jumped an 1/8th of an inch!
I was thinking dremel because small wheel would fit close to the bearing retainer lock ring. now a new bearing...clutch disc....belt and its good for another 55 years.

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Glad to hear of the success.

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GoodDeal !!