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The PTO I took off my 53 6400 has been sitting on my work bench for over a year now and taking up some much needed work space. It has a lot of grease/dirt on it too. Not knowing the inner workings of a PTO, can I set it in my parts washer to clean it? Are there parts inside that could get damaged from the cleaning agent? Also, are rebuild kits available?

Thanks,

Certainly washing it in your parts cleaner will have no effect on it but as to parts, that depends.

If it's a old as your truck then maybe not. Also will depend heavily on the brand. Try to get the brand and model number off it and let me know. I'll see what I can do for you. You are in a good part of the country at least for parts as there are a lot of body builders and supply houses there.

What parts do you think it needs?

Thanks Dave...I'm basically thinking out loud right now, so I couldn't tell ya what it may need, if anything. It has alot old fluid on it so I'm thinking maybe it may need rebuilt. After I clean it, will it have information stamped on it somewhere (brand, model #)? I'll try to get to it this weekend, if I find anything, I'll let ya know.

Thanks alot.

It's probably leaking around the 6 bolt gasket where it attaches to the tranny. After you drain the oil and remove the PTO clean the surfaces and replace the 6 bolt gasket with the same thickness as the one you remove. That may do it. Should (re could)have a tag on it but not necessarily. NAPA should have the PTO gaskets. Only use copper crush washers under the bolts.

Hi guys.. this is my first attempt at a contribution.. so I proceed with caution and suggest that you take it as such.

In my early years, I served a number to tours as a chevy mechanic, with some decicated time in the truck shop working with PTO on agricultural applications. PTOs came in a seemingl endless variety depending on the application. But in general, the inside workings were generally farily simple. Certainly gearing, spockets and chains can be easily inspected. Bearings, chains and seals can often be found if you can get the numbers off them. Shafts, sprokets and gears are another story though.

So if you have one that is leaky, it's very possible off the shelf solutions are available. If the bearings are galled, they may also be avaialble. I think you can do a inspection without doing much harm if you're careful. Reember.. clean is mean

For what it's worth.. if you can seal around shafts and not use a pressure washer or air directly on those aread, you should be able to put it in a parts washer without hurting the inside.

I sure wouldn't reinstall it if it's not sound...no sense in asking for trouble.

browning gear can help with sprockets,gears and chains. something tells me when they built them they tried to use off the shelf items. a good bearing supplier should be able to help with seals. as long as the keyways are ok the shafts could be reused. when i worked at the mill we used J.B. weld on the shafts where the seals rode and it worked fine. they have much better epoxy these days that would work.

10 micron is right, anything can be fixed or remade.. espedially if you know a good machinist.