Thread: PTO issues
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Old 07-08-2018, 02:38 PM
jjardina jjardina is offline
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Checked all the clearances between pto brake and pto, all looked good. Started the mower and after about 60 seconds of running, heard a loud grinding at the front. Stopped the engine immediately and saw my pto had started coming off the front of the mower.

Pulled the pto and found the problem. PTO driveshaft bearing had failed inside the pto. Inner part of bearing is still on driveshaft, outer part of bearing is still in pto; loose bearing everywhere. Glad the belt and brake held it on without it flinging out of the mower and potential causing more damage to mower or myself.

Now that I know my problem, I have ordered a pto master rebuild kit and will begin the rebuild when it arrives. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the drive shaft wasn't damaged during this failure.

Thanks everyone for your help, but this is what a critical pto failure looks like...

P.S. If there is interest, I will update this thread with my rebuild of the pto with pictures. Any comments are more than welcome!
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