How to Get PTO Shaft Off Implement?

[5030]

Pr use a suitable sized punch that won't bugger the threads.

 

[LouNY]

Sounds like it may be similar to these, PTO yoke bolts.

Loosen the nut drive it down, remove the nut finish driving it out.
Some times you have to remove the nut completely and just drive the pin out as once the taper starts to loosen you cant hold it to remove the nut.

 

[Yander]

I had one of those tapered bolts on my small tiller. After you take the nut off the other end it's just a matter of driving it out.

There is nothing to get ahold of because that's the way the bolt is made. spray it with penetrating oil as has been mentioned and come back in 5 minutes. And yes get serious with the hammer and punch.

As far as the guard is concerned I took my cordless reciprocating saw made 2-in slices in the hole so that I can fold back the guard to get my hand in there. After you're done you can fold those back.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

To the OP I forgot about the second part of your question regarding sliding the PTO shaft guard, most of them will have 2 or 3 little cutout slots with tabs that have to be depressed in order for it ro be slid back, others will have a couple of round plastic screw heads with a slot for a standard flat screwdriver, you will have to turn it about a half of a turn to release it and it will rotate so the head of the plastic screw lines up in the slot and will then slide back and allow the plastic guard to be collapsed or slid down the shaft.

 

[TerryR]

They are many variations on the guards but they do eventually unsnap and come apart. You tube has several videos of different guards being removed.

Thanks, LouNY,

That did the trick. I found a video on the Eurocardan model I have. Turns out once you have the silver- colored ring off, the bell just pulls off. It's a bit tight but if you work it back and forth a bit it comes right off.

 

[TerryR]

Put nut back on threads and run down until flush with threads. Get a rod and an impact implement (Hammer), and seriously try to move it. Sounds like a wedge lock situation. Has to be driven out from thread end. If you get movement, spray with oily stuff and tap to and fro and keep spraying and you should be free.

Thanks, Roustabout, and others who made this point.

That's exactly right. A single, more serious, blow on the thread end popped it right out. As several said, the bolt is tapered, so once it moved a bit it was loose. Then the yoke pulled off the shaft with no problem.