Posted by ScottyHOMEy on July 18, 2008 at 08:01:43 from (71.241.213.63):
In Reply to: Re: Figures...... posted by Janicholson on July 17, 2008 at 20:27:44:
Lanse, is the rear end of your tractor blocked up with the wheels off the ground, or resting on it's tires?
I ask because there's another trick for turning the shaft so the splines line up with the clutch disc, instead of turning a wheel with the tractor in gear as Jim described. That is to leave the transmission in neutral but engage the PTO and turn the PTO shaft to line up with the sprocket. (This assumes your tractor has a PTO --if not, file this away for another tractor that does!)
Just to be clear, Jim's method works, too. Where I've found mine useful is when the rear is resting on its tires. You have a lot of geometry goin' on in three dimensions, roll, pitch, and yaw, tryin' to line up the shaft and the fit between the bell and the back of the motor, all while you have the back end jacked up and the motor swingin' (probably not enirely level!) on a hoist.
It depends on how the particular job was laid out, but I've usually had the rear resting on its tires by the time I get close enough in the whole exercise that gettin' the shaft through the disc is the next step, and I don't want to move the back of the tractor if I can help it. 1) It only means more adjustments to everything else to get back to the line up I was going for and 2) I usually have a bottle jack under the bell at this point to help with adjusting the vertical angle of the rear end and don't want to take ANY chance of tipping that jack and dropping the whole shebang. Can you spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R?
Other times I've had the rear up on blocks (not stands), and found that the PTO turned easier than the bare hub. YMMV.
In short, Jim's suggestion will work just fine for you if you're blocked up. If not, try mine if things are lining up pretty well otherwise.
And my last word (Promise!) is to remind you to go easy and be patient. It's okay to pry a little to try lining things up, but don't force anything. It may take some jacking on the front of the bell, some jiggin' around and raisin' and lowerin' of your engine hoist, maybe even rotating the motor a little around the axis of the shaft, but when things line up, she'll startle you with how slick she slips right in.
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