B2782B Front Snowblower Mounting Problem

[airbiscuit]

I'm not sure this will help, but I had a PTO shaft that was stuck tight. I tried brute force, but no go. Then, I tried a lighter touch. I sprayed it as best as I could with PB Blaster, chained one end to a tree, and then attached a come a long to the other end and applied tension. The next day I did a tap-tap-tap with a hammer and it flew apart. The tap-tap-tap was better than a hard pull.

 

[TimP]

I still don't know exactly how to remove the PTO Shaft safety cover, but it looks like its a plastic bearing held in place with a metal "C" clip.

Don't know how to remove the "C" clip. Going to try some google searches.

 

[TimP]

I'm not sure this will help, but I had a PTO shaft that was stuck tight. I tried brute force, but no go. Then, I tried a lighter touch. I sprayed it as best as I could with PB Blaster, chained one end to a tree, and then attached a come a long to the other end and applied tension. Then I did a tap-tap-tap with a hammer and it flew apart. The tap-tap-tap was better than a hard pull.

I used Liquid Wrench, but have several cans of PB Blaster too.

When I suspended the blower i the air with the bucket, I was whacking the shafts with a board hoping to loosen it up.

Maybe that helped in the long run.

I read of someone who applied a Hand Nailer to the shaft. The vibrations loosened it up for them.

 

[cabover4us]

I have a couple shafts with the implement side has the slide on yoke with a soft bolt that's tightened up, I don't remember the Allen head bolt at all on either one.

 

[TimP]

I have a couple shafts with the implement side has the slide on yoke with a soft bolt that's tightened up, I don't remember the Allen head bolt at all on either one.

The PTO Shaft (Female) I am talking about is, more or less, permanently attached to the Snowblower. ) (Model B2782B)

It can only be removed by removing a bolt and a set screw.

The other part of the shaft gets attached to the "Sled" mount of the snowblower and does use the splined collar yoke for attachment.

 

[TimP]

***Update***

I managed to get the two halves separated and cleaned them up a little so they finally went together as they should.

I plan to grease them up liberally before I replace the shield on the Male half.

 

[airbiscuit]

What was the trick to getting it apart?

 

[leonz]

leonz, Thanks a bunch for the Owners/parts manual.

It helps a lot.

Hello and good morning TimP,

Please wander over to a plumbing supply house and ask them
for a long boiler tube brush to clean the female portion of the
PTO shaft it will be easier to clean using the boiler tube brush.
If they do not have a long enough boiler tube brush you can
purchase one from Mcmaster Carr and have it in a couple of
days.

To clean up your PTO shaft you can use a small amount of
gasoline on a shop towel and then Isopropyl Alcohol using
blue shop towels and a QW tips and then a wire brush pulling
on the wire brush rather than scrubbing as it will throw the dirt
and grease balls everywhere.

Do not hesitate to use Q tips dipped in the Isopropyl Alcohol
to clean the small grooves with gasoline and then wipe it
down again with Isopropyl Alcohol until you have bare metal.

The safety shields should release quickly if they have the push
tabs near the end collars of the shields

If you have fluid film spray or liquid coat the mail and female
PTO shaft parts to lubricate them as it will make them easier
to remove.

You can use Fluid Film to coat the impeller housing, the impeller
paddles and the chute and spout to double your casting distance
as well.

 

[TimP]

What was the trick to getting it apart?

I actually used some chain attached to my FEL Bucket and then thru the universal joint of the male shaft and literally lifted the PTO shaft up, thereby lifting the entire snowblower up off the ground a few inches.

The snowblower weighs nearly 500 Lbs so that entire weight was working to pull the shafts apart. I every hour I went back and sprayed the shafts with Liquid wrench and banged the shaft with a block of wood hoping to help disperse the Liquid Wrench into the areas that may have been wedged.

I left it up overnight and then finally got totally frustrated and started "shaking" the FEL Bucket (just a little bit).

FINALLY, they separated. I used a wire brush as best I could and sprayed the shafts down real good with Liquid Wrench.

After cleaning them up as best I could, I got them to mate together without snagging

I now have to grease them up well and put the Shaft cover back on and mount the snowblower for the next snowstorm (Wednesday).

Oh.... I also have to replace the grease zerk we messed up on the universal joint.

 

[TimP]

Hello and good morning TimP,

Please wander over to a plumbing supply house and ask them
for a long boiler tube brush to clean the female portion of the
PTO shaft it will be easier to clean using the boiler tube brush.
If they do not have a long enough boiler tube brush you can
purchase one from Mcmaster Carr and have it in a couple of
days.

To clean up your PTO shaft you can use a small amount of
gasoline on a shop towel and then Isopropyl Alcohol using
blue shop towels and a QW tips and then a wire brush pulling
on the wire brush rather than scrubbing as it will throw the dirt
and grease balls everywhere.

Do not hesitate to use Q tips dipped in the Isopropyl Alcohol
to clean the small grooves with gasoline and then wipe it
down again with Isopropyl Alcohol until you have bare metal.

The safety shields should release quickly if they have the push
tabs near the end collars of the shields

If you have fluid film spray or liquid coat the mail and female
PTO shaft parts to lubricate them as it will make them easier
to remove.

You can use Fluid Film to coat the impeller housing, the impeller
paddles and the chute and spout to double your casting distance
as well.

Thanks for all the great suggestions.

I didn't think of a Plumbing supply house to get the tube brush, but will absolutely give it a try.

The PTO Shafts don't join with the typical Grooved spline, but rather, a simple rectangular male/female style.

I think I can get the male shaft cleaned up real well using a drill mounted rotary wheel brush.

The harder cleanup is that female portion. That's why I need to get that tube brush.

Now that they are finally apart, I want to do everything I can to make sure they don't get stuck again.