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Old 04-14-2025, 09:26 PM
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Hey guys,

Rough day on the 149 - I got my tiller hooked up, and when I went to start the tractor, the tiller was pushing me forward as the engine was trying to turn.

Figuring it was something with the PTO, I looked in there, and saw the lever-throws were all chewed up and misaligned. I was having trouble with getting the PTO to disengage last year, so I just kept tightening the link coming off the PTO lever.

After doing a little research, it appears I'm, at minimum, missing the buttons.

Question is, do you think I can get away with just ordering the buttons and new lever-throws (about $70 for everything) or should I also get a rebuild kit?

The PTO itself worked fine and tilled our entire garden, so it's not completely shot.

Appreciate some thoughts on this.

Also, I've seen an adjustment gauge, is that something anyone has a link to or something that's DIY
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Old 04-14-2025, 10:34 PM
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Sorry about the rough day, we all have em. They are inevitable running
this old equipment. That PTO is toast. In my thinking you have a couple
choices. Rebuild that one. All the parts including the gauge you referenced
are available from the sellers linked at the top of the home page here.
Or depending on your confidence level with working on it. You can buy
a rebuilt and just replace it. I have rebuilt a couple of these and they
work fine but not without a bunch a fussing with them. I have always
been kind of amazed at how finicky they are.
Just replacing the buttons will only cost you more buttons. Time to
take that one apart. If you get hung up just shout.

Ken
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Old 04-14-2025, 11:00 PM
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A half assed rebuilt PTO is a PITA. Springs are probably cooked. Chance the bearing is shot, too. Get the rebuild kit....most of them have the setting gauge.

Or buy a rebuilt... check the sponsors above.
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Old 04-15-2025, 09:26 AM
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Get old one off of crank and disassemble for inspection. Chances are pretty good that it can be salvaged as you're thinking if you can get throw out lever retaining bolt nuts removed.
It really all comes down to how long you want the FIX to last. A few years vs another fifty with a new or rebuilt one.
If it were mine it would get new throw out levers and two new buttons and put back to work. It's really a pretty simple repair.
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Old 04-15-2025, 02:21 PM
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I started to give the set screws a soak in some pb blaster, but when turning the engine over for access, somehow the whole disc shifted and now the screw holes aren't aligned with the cut-out. Any suggestions?
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Old 04-15-2025, 06:00 PM
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sounds like you got oil on the friction disc-allowing it to slip even under spring pressure- if you are rebuilding it you should replace the friction disc, so no reason not to get the friction disc completely oiled up. then you should be able to turn the pressure plate independent of the pulley and realign the holes with the set screws- there should be two in each hole- one as a "lock" and one as a setscrew holding the pulley to the shaft
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I started to give the set screws a soak in some pb blaster, but when turning the engine over for access, somehow the whole disc shifted and now the screw holes aren't aligned with the cut-out. Any suggestions?
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