Riko/Farmi WP36 gearbox bearing

[Bogieman]

Our WP36 is howling like a banshee, the multiplier gearbox which takes the drive from the tractor PTO to the pump has obviously run a bearing. It's going to have to come off and be stripped. Just wondering if anyone has done this job before and can give me some tips?

 

It looks as though the first job is to separate the hydraulic pump from the gearbox (four Allen screws with limited accessibility) since there's no way I can see the box coming off with pump attached. Even then it's going to be a fiddle. I just hope that I can get away without dismantling half the machine!

 

Tomorrow morning's job.

[Bogieman]

Anybody??

I've detached the pump from the gearbox but can't get enough clearance to get them far enough apart to get the pump off the internal shaft, which seems essential before the box will come out, and even then it looks as though it'll be a struggle.

I've been in touch by phone with both my local supplier and Riko, and been promised a call back, but so far the only response is silence.

I wish Farmi would supply a workshop manual, the instruction/parts book that came with the machine isn't much help.

[Toad]

Is there anything in this thread?