I've got a 1970 3 cyl Ford 2000 with live PTO. I drained the rear oil today and went to remove the pto shaft to replace the oil seal and bearing. To no luck, I wasnt able to get the shaft to come out.
I'm pretty sure part of the issue is there is RTV sealant or something similar holding the housing to the tractor. The second problem is that the housing doesn't have any threads on it to pull on and theres no lip on the housing to pry on either. I tried just using brute strength pulling on the shaft to get it to come and I got nothing, except maybe 1/4" in and out movement. I also threaded the pto cover into the housing and trying getting a better grip on that but still nothing.
Are there any tricks you've used to get the housing/shaft to come out? I was thinking of taking a strap and wrapping it around the shaft and pulling to see if that might help. To my understanding, it should have came out with little to no resistance and it feels like there's more holding it than some gasket sealant.
I'm pretty sure part of the issue is there is RTV sealant or something similar holding the housing to the tractor. The second problem is that the housing doesn't have any threads on it to pull on and theres no lip on the housing to pry on either. I tried just using brute strength pulling on the shaft to get it to come and I got nothing, except maybe 1/4" in and out movement. I also threaded the pto cover into the housing and trying getting a better grip on that but still nothing.
Are there any tricks you've used to get the housing/shaft to come out? I was thinking of taking a strap and wrapping it around the shaft and pulling to see if that might help. To my understanding, it should have came out with little to no resistance and it feels like there's more holding it than some gasket sealant.