slip clutch

[hernando]

ok i must be nuts , i have a bushhog with a slip clutch , but i didnt set it up so this is my ????,,, please no laughing,,oh ok go ahead,,,,i bought a new tiller ,,the pto drive shaft came with a slip clutch ,,where this slides on the gear box there is a bolt with a nut .i cant seem to figure this out ,it wont slide on because of the pin that holds it on the gear box is in the way..how do i do this ??? i hope i have explained this well enough... i am not really that stupid ....am i ??? thanks for the help......bruce

 

[Couple of Achers]

ok i must be nuts , i have a bushhog with a slip clutch , but i didnt set it up so this is my ????,,, please no laughing,,oh ok go ahead,,,,i bought a new tiller ,,the pto drive shaft came with a slip clutch ,,where this slides on the gear box there is a bolt with a nut .i cant seem to figure this out ,it wont slide on because of the pin that holds it on the gear box is in the way..how do i do this ??? i hope i have explained this well enough... i am not really that stupid ....am i ??? thanks for the help......bruce

I'm not 100% sure what you mean, but if there is a bolt currently through the splined shaft that comes out of the gear box on the tiller. I am assuming that is the bolt you use to hold the slip clutch onto that splined shaft. The bolt would need to be taken out, then put the clutch on and line up the holes in the clutch with the holes in the splined shaft and put the bolt back in and tighten securely. Of course, without seeing what you have there, I am doing a lot of assuming. A picture would help.

 

[hernando]

thanks for the reply.. the shaft that comes out of the tiller is just like the pto shaft that comes out of the tractor...but the pin works just like the end that connects to the tractor only it has a threaded rod with a lock nut that holds it in place on the tiller out put shaft...i just cant get anything to move but the lock nut ...sorry for the confusion,,i really have no idea about this thing..all i have ever had on other equipment is a shear pin and it hooked up normal... i must be getting old ,,,,thanks bruce

 

[Soundguy]

ok.. from what you are saying, you have a slip clutch with one end on the implement gearbox.. those ends are splined ends, and there is a bolt that goes thru it with a locknut on it to keep them together.. sounds like you got the nut off.. but the bolt won't come out?? am I correct so far?

put the nut back on, but not all the way.. now tap on it after spraying with penetrating oil.. the bolt is lickley just rusted into the bore.

if this is the issue, post back and let us know.

once you get the bolt out.. you may find the splines are rusty too.. ( more oil! )

soundguy

 

[hernando]

thanks soundguy ,,you were right on it ... sometimes i cant see for looking...thanks again bruce

 

[Soundguy]

well, did ya get her seperated?

soundguy

 

[hernando]

yes i did...thanks for your help ,, bruce

 

[chrisjbell]

...thus proving once again that the hammer is one of the handiest tools, ever.