The manual doesn't really show much about it,but it doesn't show any pins either...so I may just weld the new one in. Or if I really wanted to get crazy I could thread the ends and put nuts and lockwashers on to hold it.
Do you mean the pulleys that swivel on the mule drive? You can see them in the top pic on last page, If so, then yes that shaft was welded in from the factory. I've ground off the welds and remade the shaft on my 73, the brackets suspending those pulley had worn into the shaft, so I used some tube to sleeve through the brackets and mounted onto a new shaft, More area to spread the loading. I was going to drill and tap the shaft then bolt it in... but I simply rewelded it in.Does anyone know if that shaft that holds the tensioner pulleys is supposed to be welded in place,seems a lot easier to pin so you can take it out
It was easy to do with a vertical mill, and I found the tube in the scrap bucket.. so what the heck. made a world of difference too. stopped the belt being tossed off every few hours.Yep,that would be the shaft,I'm gonna weld the new one back in. That's a good idea with the bushings in the worn holes.
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