Massey PTO circlip housing wear,

[mixed breed]

My 6260 has the poverty spec, non shiftable/ interchangable shaft and circlip set up. Swapped the shaft today, first time for a number of years and I noticed that the circlip was quite worn so tried a new one in it, it then became apparent that the circlip groove is massive. The shaft still fits snuggly with no side to side movement but With the circlip installed, the shaft has a good 4-5mm of movement, fore and aft. Studying it closer there isn't a huge amount of metal left keeping the circlip in.

So what's the deal is it much of a job to replace the female part, clearly its only going to get worse. Tia

 

[msheep66]

We have a similar problem with our 3085, the circlip was well worn so we have replaced it but there is some play in the pto shaft.

 

[Cowabunga]

You have done right to replace the circlip but if the tractor ain't broke' in this instance I'd leave it. However, do make sure your implement sliding shafts are always well lubricated and free to slide. Also that any drawbar pins are the appropriate size to minimise shaking backwards and forwards.
Square balers are often culprits for this kind of wear, because they tend to move backwards and forwards with each ram stroke on level ground, wearing both the drawbar and potentially the PTO drive thrust parts.

 

[Adeptandy]

From memory on a 3085 it isn’t a big job to change the collar part, so hopefully the 62 series is the same ?

 

[Farma Parma]

Did the 6180 here years ago it wasnt that bad a job, 4 bolts holding the outer housing which we just replaced the lot behind that i think, dealers did anyways but it was easy enuff.

 

[mixed breed]

From memory on a 3085 it isn’t a big job to change the collar part, so hopefully the 62 series is the same ?

Did the 6180 here years ago it wasnt that bad a job, 4 bolts holding the outer housing which we just replaced the lot behind that i think, dealers did anyways but it was easy enuff.

Great, I replaced the oil seal around 6000 hrs and I was hoping the rest could be replaced the same way. The last thing I want is the shaft coming out under load and damaging the splines or bearings, will take a look, thank you ?

 

[MF-ANDY]

Simple. Remove 2 of the 4 bolts and replace with 2 pieces of 12mm threaded rod screwed in hand tight until they contact the 540 gear. This will hold everything in place. remove the other 2 bolts and the housing. Your can then remove a circlip in the housing and the hub will knock out. Best replace the seal at the same time.

 

[msheep66]

We also replaced the seals on our 3085 easy enough. We will just use ours and see how it goes.