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Originally Posted by RustyShackleford
Evening gents,
I decided to pull the engine and go through it to see what the condition is. I’m at the point where I’m removing the front PTO clutch and, you guessed it, those darn set screws are in there GOOD. One of the set screws now has the tip of a T20 bit jammed into it which broke off when I was trying to loosen the screw. So...I don’t think I’m going to be able to get that Torx bit piece out; not easily anyways. My question now is, can you pull the clutch assembly as a unit without removing the 6 set screws from the pulley? Obviously the bearing would have to come with it.
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First, you didn't mention about the other set screws. Have you worked on getting them out? It would help things along if they were.
Second, they are
not Torx set screws,they are
ALLEN screws (six sided). Your best bet is to make sure all the crud is out of the holes and the sockets of the screws so that the wrench completely seats in them . Poke with a wire or a pick and use compressed air and blow out the holes. Then soak the holes with holes with PB blaster for a few days. You can stick a Q-Tip in the hole to act as a wick to keep the Blaster damp. Get yourself a good quality Allen wrench that is not rounded off on the end and fits snuggly in the socket of the screw. Tighten the screw a little first, then loosten, then tighten, etc. Just keep working them. If no joy, Blast them again for a few days and try again.
If you can get all the other screws out, the broken one may relax and give up the broken piece. Don't forget, there are two screws in each hole (total of six).