PTO shaft spring

[jemclimber]

Does anyone have a source to buy larger diameter springs? I'm guessing it's around 2" diameter and about 3" long. I have a ball lock pto shaft on a tsc post hole digger that the spring rusted out, and the ball lock obviously won't stay connected to the tractor without it. Thanks.

 

[gwdixon]

My advice is to replace the yolk with the pin type. Not that hard to do and easy to find (at Tractor Supply).

An example. There are different sizes.

Splined Bore Yoke, 6N - Tractor Supply Online Store

 

[jemclimber]

Thanks, I thought about that, but I'm frugal, and that yolk is $50 and a spring should be ~$3.