Woods RM 42 mower

[Jim Reid]

What's the trick to removing the pulley on this mower i tried a puller but was afraid it would break the pulley?

[ajhbike]

The pulley on the PTO?

[Jim Reid]

The pulley in the center of the deck that turns the blades.

[SONNY]

Never had any of mine off, but look up the exploaded parts diagram and see whats in there.

[Jim Reid]

THANKS.

[Barnyard]

Does the pulley have a bushing similar to the one seen in this video?

[Matt Kirsch]

It's a Browning taper pulley as I recall. It is a two piece design with a hub and the pulley. They are tapered and fit together such that the pulley squeezes down on the hub and the hub squeezes down on the shaft.

There are two or three 1/4" bolts to remove. These bolts fit into threaded holes in the hub. You move the bolts to the threaded holes, then tighten them down evenly to "jack" the pulley and hub apart. Once separated they will slide right off the shaft.

Be careful tightening down the bolts as they are easy to twist off. You might need to employ some wedges and some heat if the pulley has not been removed recently.

[tst]

if the pulley has a clutch in it just one bolt in the middle and lift it off

[Barnyard]

If it is a browning tapered hub, just follow the video.

[Jim Reid]

It has one bolt in the center that goes thru a cover into the center of the shaft it looks like two keys one on each side of the shaft the pulley has four holes in it i have tried a number of bolts but none of the four have threads.

[tst]

that is a clutch setup, the pulley should have move left and right before it engages when you turn it with your hand, probably just stuck on the keys