[Farmall] PTO Wobble

[kbecker]

Hey thanks for the answer John 
Yeah I recon I forgot the ID part. It would help..
I changed my Signature that should help for the NEXT time I forget to mention.
Anyway I am working on a 44 H she was in pretty bad shape when I got her
and every
time I look seems like I find something else wrong. Such is life with and
old girl I recon I
will not be happy till I find the time to do a complete overhaul on one or
all of my tractors.
As for the PTO I looked at it again today after reading your post. 
There is no over running clutch, nor pulley just a straight shaft with a
short adapter I assume is for 
size or tooth count. I haven't figured that one out yet either. The shaft
would not move by hand,
I even put a very short length of pipe on the end for leverage. I must
assume then that the end bearing
is good for now.. How long it will last with a wobbling shaft is an
unknown. So the problem then is either 
an internal problem inside the gearbox or a bent shaft. I did not get the
dial gage out but used a pocket ruler. 
It is more like a total deflection of 1/16 inch or 1/32 in each direction.
It sure looked ALOT more than that 
when it was turning. I am sure No wobble is a good wobble but I hope it
last thru the spring anyway. I need to
Use this tractor IF I ever get finished working on her. After reading the
posts last week on the transmission leak I 
removed the cover and stuck my head in that hole. I did not like what I
saw. Lots of grease dirt and oil running everywhere. 
I hate oil leaks with a passion. Oh yeah the clutch hand access cover was
missing and the ring gear did not look good either.
I took the degreaser and pressure washer to it late this evening. I hope I
didn't blow out any seals or get water in the transmission. 
I thought of those two options as I was wrapping up the hose on the
pressure washer.
Tomorrow we will see what we find..
Thanks again.
 
 
At 08:06 AM 2/15/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>You didn't mention what model the tractor is, but the same answers would 
>apply to most of them.  the first thing to think about, is does it have 
>a pulley or something similar on it that may be bent or wobbling rather 
>than the shaft  Also is there an adapter, such as overrunning clutch 
>that may be wobbling.  If none of those cover it, the next thing would 
>be to take hold of the shaft and see if you can move it up and down, or 
>side to side, which would indicate a bad bearing.  If none of those 
>cover it you may have a bent shat, but that is unusual.  If the shaft is 
>bent, you can probably obtain a replacement form a used parts/ salvage 
>yard.  I use www.jptractorsalvage.com which is in southern Mo. and a 
>good place to deal with.  Another option would be to get it straightened 
>at a machine/welding shop.
>
>kbecker wrote:
>> I have been working hard on the tractor.. changing fluids and getting her
>> running good. (more on that later)
>> I think I may have missed something....Today while it was running I engaged
>> the PTO.
>> I noticed the PTO shaft was wobbling. It was getting dark and I didn't
>> spend a lot of time 
>> examining it my best guesstamate would be about 1/8th inch total or about
>> 1/16th each direction.
>> It sure looked like alot of wobble to me. 
>>
>> Does this sound like a major problem or am I panicking over nothing?
>>  
>>
>> Thanks
>> Kenneth
>>
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Ken Becker
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