[AT] McCormick W-4 adventures

[Howard Fleming]

Just a thought, if the the inside splines on the coupler are painted 
that could be causing some of your problem (an issue I ran into many 
years ago working at a John Deere dealer assembling new equipment.

*If* that is the case, paint remover and scraping it out may resolve the 
problem (then again, it is probably never that easy... :o).

Howard


Roy Morgan wrote:
> On Jun 5, 2009, at 6:42 AM, CEE VILL wrote:
> 
>> Just a small tip, Roy.
> 
>> -grease the PTO shaft well prior to installation.
>> -deburr all of the edges on both pieces.
> 
> 
> I did not yet put any grease on the parts, and did imagine that the  
> next step is to debur. I can see where the PTO shaft is scraped  
> slightly and presume that is the spot that's causing the trouble.  I  
> have a variety of files I can use.
> 
>> -put it in your freezer for 1/2 of a day.
> 
> 
> You mean the free wheeling unit, right? (The PTO shaft is built into  
> the tractor).  It seems to me that would make it a bit smaller and  
> make the thing go on even harder
> 
> I wish the parts went together nicely with only the grease making it  
> move into place slowly.  I"m going to try the output end of the free  
> wheel unit on the shaft of the bush hog I have to see if there's any  
> trouble there.
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> Roy Morgan
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