B26 Kubota Front Yoke Replacemant Help.

[Ed Moar]

I have a 2010 B26 Kubota that has the FWD U-Joint worn out next to the transmission.
I can't see any access to this U-Joint to even punch out its split pins to remove it and the drive shaft without splitting the tractor!
I have the Service, Parts and Shop manuals which do not show any removal procedure for this, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ed Moar]

Well no one seems to have had this issue so here is what I had to do to repair this yoke. Short of Tearing down the tractor and splitting it at great cost!

1.Take a 1 inch hole saw cut a access hole in the Center frame to gain access to the roll pin holding the yoke on the shaft going into the transmission
2.Punch out the pins.
3.Cut the shaft in half and remove it.
4.Install new yoke.
5.Get a connecting spool made up from a machine shop and assemble the two half shafts into it in place and weld both ends. I also drilled in two split pins to provide even more strength Done.
I hope this helps someone as I talked to several Kubota mechanics and none had any better solutions?