| Author | Message | ||
     Jerry Francis |
Hi, I have a friend that is trying to remove the motor of an oliver 88 D. The power take off shaft seems to be hung up in the flywheel. Is there some special trick to ge it loose. A truck with a hoist will be at his ranch Monday to lift the motor out to take it to a shop for a complete motor overhaul. Thanks for any ideas on how to remove this shaft. Thanks gef | ||
| Chris Losey (Admin) |
You might try turning the motor backwards by hand. The splines on the PTO shaft can get worn and will lock into the splines on the hub. You could also try engaging the PTO and turning it backwards, possibly jarring the splines loose. I have also seen PTO units where the bearings are a tight fit into the housing and take a little persuasion to get to come out. If you don't have a belt pulley, you could slide the bell housing back, remove the clutch and slide it back, and then see what's going on with the PTO shaft at the flywheel. Let us know how it turns out. | ||
| gef |
Thanks for the information. So far he has not been able to remove the shaft so he is waiting until the truck comes out Monday to get the motor. I will let you know what they find. Thanks gef | ||
| gef |
Hi, I received a report from my friend about the removal of the engine from the Oliver 88D. They jacked up the engine as far as they dared then slid it back as far as they could. They took loose the bell housing and clutch. They made sure these were braced up on the frame. They slid the motor forward as far as they could. That gave them just enough room to take the flywheel loose. They removed the motor. The flywheel was braced up on the frame. The shaft was rusted on the flywheel. Using WD40 they took the hub from the flywheel. They took a punch and knocked the shaft out of the hub. The shaft was OK but the hub will have to be replaced as it was badly rusted. The motor is now in the shop to be over hauled. Thanks for all the help. Gef |
