Pto

[Jack605]

I am trying to remove the drive shaft on the PTO and am having problems, I have removed the lock bolt on the PTO end and the pin that is at the winch end. The problem I am having is that the shaft will not shorten at all, not sure when the last time someone lubed the shaft but it is frozen. Any idea's for loosening the shaft or removing the shaft, am I going about it wrong?

[JStinson]

Ditto

It's interesting that you posted this. I'm trying to get the PTO off of my truck as well. We managed to remove the shaft from the transmission end of the shaft, but the winch end is being stubborn. It's been soaked in penetrant, and the yoke actually turns independent of the winch shaft. In other words it turns around and around the shaft, but won't come off.

It's driving us nuts.

Ideas anyone?

[Gordon Maney]

As silly as this may seem, apply a good grade of penetrating oil several times a day as time marches on. You could be fooling around with this for two weeks, trying different things. After a time, the penetrant can make all the difference. I have had luck with that approach. This is assuming you don't have to have it apart in the next 20 minutes. Judicious use of a torch can help, too, but I am cautioning against that in this moment, since I am not there to show you how.

[Jack605]

I am doing the penetrating oil, I am also going to pull the grease fitting and then take a ratchet hold down strap and wrap it around the ends of the so I can put a little closing pressure on the shaft and leave the oil and the tension to do the rest.

[JStinson]

i've soaked mine with more PB Blaster than I'd like to admit. We got the shaft free from the transmission end, but it's still hopelessly stuck on the winch. Also, the splined part of the shaft that lets the shaft collapse and extend (don't know what to call it) is stuck too. It's nuts because the yoke will turn around and around the winch shaft, but will not move in or out more than a quarter of an inch. It doesn't make any sense.

It really is driving us up the wall here.

[Cannoneer]

Have you checked to see if part of the shear pin is still on the winch shaft? You may have to align the holes back up and punch out the sheared off section on the winch shaft to let the yoke slide off. That's all I can think of that could be holding it on........just a thought.

[JStinson]

Have you checked to see if part of the shear pin is still on the winch shaft? You may have to align the holes back up and punch out the sheared off section on the winch shaft to let the yoke slide off. That's all I can think of that could be holding it on........just a thought.

Shear pin came out in one full piece. It's clear.

It acts like there's a collar or something on it that's holding it on. That's all I can think of, but I'm almost certain there's not one there.

I just don't see how the yoke can turn around and around the shaft, clearly free, but won't slide off. Black magic, I tell ya.

[Cannoneer]

People tend to put items other than a proper shear pin in that hole and when they do shear they can bugger up the whole business while it spins around. Perhaps it just a large burr or edge it created that it's catching on. I'm thinking slide hammer, maybe a long chain tied to an anvil tossed over a cliff......or it could be time to remove the winch and that would give you a chance to open it up and give it a once over. Always a good idea since repair/replacement can be very costly. Good luck, I have that chain and anvil if you need it.

[Gordon Maney]

I have also used a bar to apply force in the direction you want to go. A bar with a flat tip; pry with it, forcing it in a direction parallel to the centerline of the shaft, in a direction moving it off the shaft.