Hey guys I recently brought an older L285 back to life. My first pass through the field the darn thing started puking from the pto shaft seal. I removed the small housing and found the rear bearing of the pto shaft had fallen apart. so I start reading through my shop manual to find out how to remove the shaft because the bearing has to be installed from the front of the shaft. shop manual only goes over complete over haul. so i started to research online. I couldn't find anything.
I'm a plumber by trade so I took my inspection camera and looked at how the shafts connects inside. found a small coupling where the pto shafts meet. there are no snap rings holding the coupling in place so I started pulling on the shaft toward the rear and wiggling and it came right out. I Hope this helps somebody who ever comes across this problem. the shaft simply pulls out the rear.
I'm a plumber by trade so I took my inspection camera and looked at how the shafts connects inside. found a small coupling where the pto shafts meet. there are no snap rings holding the coupling in place so I started pulling on the shaft toward the rear and wiggling and it came right out. I Hope this helps somebody who ever comes across this problem. the shaft simply pulls out the rear.
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