Had trouble auto connecting to my 60" deck today and found the pto coupler pointed about 45 degrees up. Couldn't figure out why and then decided to disassemble the whole thing and found the pto shaft only is moving a little over an inch out of the shaft. No way it will ever drop enough with that little play. Seems like the top of the shaft has some peening preventing it from moving further out.
Will take to dealer tomorrow but was wondering if anyone else had this issue and if its an easy "fix" or if they should just replace the whole thing
Yes. It was already well greased. It stops firmly at this point as if its hitting something- which is why i think it may have some peening at the top. Very aggravating.
Hi All
Also the Grease nipple (i think you call it a zerk) looks to be sealed with black paint, the shaft does not seem to have much grease on it and it is showing signs of lack of lubrication ( the scuffing on the exposed part of the square drive) I would try greasing it to see if the the zerk is working and see if that frees it up.
Regards John
Up to you but you could try taking off the grease zerk and spray some Wd-40 or knock it loose if you have any and see if that will loosen it up. The spray breaks down the grease. It looks like it is dry from the little bit that is showing. Also is that the original zerk on the shaft? Sounds crazy but if it's too long and screwed in to far it could be catching and not letting it slide in or out? Just throwing in my 2 cents. Good luck and if it's still under warranty I would take it to dealer and say fix it...
I believe there is a small set screw on the shaft. Others have had issues with the set screw catching and causing this issue. It's a small Allen head screw.
I think DS is right. The set screw on mine loosened up and the shaft would come apart every time I dropped the MMM (mine is non auto connect FWIW). I did notice the other day that the zerk on the shaft fell out of mine, anybody have any idea what size it is?
It had some burrs on the inside shaft. I was told that occurs if the deck goes too high too quick (hill, rock, etc.). The inner shaft hits the u-joint housing it causes the shaft end to flare out. They took it apart and sanded the burrs off. Now it moves freely.
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