mrcaptainBob, I spoke to the dealers in my area and they all said to bang away, but you know, your input seams quit logical. I was thinking of pricing the parts I need to replace if I do it (cut it off). So I need to think on this one and see where the chips fall. It is definitely stuck on there pretty good.
Mower Deck Stuck on Spindle
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Terry, I am going to try to move it forward a little this weekend ot later this week. I will do everything possible before using my dremel to cut it off. BTW one dealer said heat it up, then bang it. I dunno about that, and I really do not want to damage the PTO spindle.
Egon
Epic Contributor
Nuru:
Is it possible to lock the spindle from rotating and then try and rotate the yoke with a wrench while tapping it back and forth?
Egon
Is it possible to lock the spindle from rotating and then try and rotate the yoke with a wrench while tapping it back and forth?
Egon
mrcaptainbob
Platinum Member
Something one of the other posters said sounds like a possibility....could there be the 'remains' of the locking balls down in those holes? If they're jammed in there hard enough, I wonder if a nice titanium drill bit could get you a large enough hole that you could tap a screw extractor down in there and drag 'em out? (My wife just now looked over my shoulder and wondered why you don't do what 'I' do..."Bang-a-bang on it and 'talk' at it........")
dgood1
Silver Member
Darn. It's getting harder and harder to get a free beer. 
I like the option of using a cuttoff wheel along 1 side to cut most of the way through the yoke and then using a small chisel to spread the yoke enough to get it off.
Good luck on your sticky problem,
Don
I like the option of using a cuttoff wheel along 1 side to cut most of the way through the yoke and then using a small chisel to spread the yoke enough to get it off.
Good luck on your sticky problem,
Don
TerryinMD
Veteran Member
Nuru,
What's the prognosis my friend?
Curious to find out what you had to do to correct the problem....
Terry
What's the prognosis my friend?
Curious to find out what you had to do to correct the problem....
Terry
Terry, I got so wrapped up in trying to get it off I forgot to report. I got to get it off the last 1/2 inch of spindle and so I am still working on it. I ordered a new driveshaft, so if I happen to do in the connector, it won't matter. I will keep you all informed!
Finally got it off. PICs to follow. I need to do some spindle spline work, as one spline was kinda flattened a bit, but I should be able to use a Dremel to make it thin enough for the new driveshaft to fit on the spindle. Right now the new unit does not go on the spindle. Oh well, I guess that is what can happen when you get a used MMM. what happened was that one of the ball bearings that secure the MMM's driveshaft on the PTO spindle got stuck and was jammed up against the spindle spline. To get it off, the cost was one of the splines was damamged - not by getting it off but by the malfunctioning ball bearing during operation. i should have caught that, but I did not, oh well, 140 bucks late, i still feel good about m used MMM purchase! Hey if it does not work i can always get a rear mount mower deck!
Yeah, I think I can just use my Dremel with a cutting wheel to grind down the edges of that spline, so the new one will slide on. If not, then I might have to weigh the costs of replacing that Spindle versus getting a rear deck! Looks like it take quite a bit of work to remove the spindle and replace! I don't think I wanna do that!
Getting it off of my spindle was an interesting ordeal as the two ball bearings that hold it securely to the PTO spindle were seized (the other three were out) and thus they mangled a spindle or two getting them of. I took my Dremel and cleaned up those spindles and put the new unit on and the deck is quite smooth.
Here are some similar links:
Rear Finish Mower
Rhino FM72A (72") finishing mower.
