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Originally Posted by Alvy
Proper bolt is 3/8 x 16 x 7/8. There's a special washer(s) listed too but bolt pitch/length is what's important
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Yeah...bought one of those at the hardware store today based on matching to the threads and length of the broken one, but unfortunately the one I bought is also the one I tortured at the grinding wheel and so went in the trash. I have one that is the same threads (at least it and the broken one both fit on the same nut), but is just slightly longer. With the bolt being through the bracket anyway, does it matter? Can't I use the slightly longer one? As I said, the threaded shaft is much longer than the bolt that was in there. I have the washer that was on the broken bolt - will reuse that. If the bolt is that big a deal, I can run down to the IH dealer tomorrow. I have no doubt that he'll probably have the exact replacement bolt. I can check and see if the one I have here works as soon as I get the pulley front far enough to access the hole.
Which brings me to the more pressing matter.... I'm to the point where I got the front PTO removed, and got out the 2 set screws on the larger pulley. So...what now? Must I pull the bearing off the front shaft? How to get the pulley to come front?