[AJD] JD 420 Power Take-0ff lever

[Shehi]

Sounds like the detent ball, a ball with a spring behind it, was not
releasing.  As I remember there is a plug on the lower left of the outside
of the transmission that will come out.  This plug has the spring in it and
the ball should be on the end of the spring.  Maybe it needs a new spring
and ball.

Don Shehi
Camp Verde, Az  	420U  


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Bill Salisbury
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 7:52 AM
To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AJD] JD 420 Power Take-0ff lever

I had a problem with the power take-off lever refusing to engage power
take-off.  The lever would not move to the engage position.  I tried
everything I could think of and nothing worked.  I thought maybe the clutch
was dragging, so shut down the tractor.  Still, it would not engage.  I had
been mowing all day long and it had worked perfectly prior to this.  I gave
up and put the tractor in the barn. 

I checked the gear oil in the transmission and found it to be full.

The next morning with the tractor cold, the lever still would not budge.
After some diddling with the clutch, transmission and pto shaft, suddenly it
became unstuck and has worked fine ever since.  Do you have any words of
wisdom about this?  Any experiences like this?  Any ideas of how to prevent
this?

Bill Salisbury
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