found a snap ring...i think

[Soundguy]

+1. My vote is for the PTO shaft bearing retainer.

my vote as well.


tot he op.. does the pto have any in / out play?


if luckuy.. may be an old repair.. ie.. snap ring popped ( common ).. and they repaired it and never did find the rest of it.

good luck

[Patf10]

ok so i havent worked on the tractor again yet. I will pull the pto shaft and see what i can find out probably this coming weekend. The PTO seems solid from what i remember, no play and it doesnt pop put of gear. So it could be just a piece and the rest is still in there or old repair. Thanks for the replies so far

Pat

[Soundguy]

yep.. i see lots of leftover parts from old repairs. may have been somewhere the PO couldn't find... IF they even tried looking for it..

[Patf10]

well pulled the pto and it was the bearing retainer. 90% of the ring is still there but ill have to order another one up and replace it.

[Soundguy]

that's a VERY common one to go.... very common