a broken input shaft, I think

[Shawn Weston]

I have a John Deere 440 ICD. I think I have broke the input shaft that goes into the trany. If you let out on the clutch with it in gear, you can see the drive shaft turn that goes into the trany but nothing happens. So I took the stick shift leaver plate off to see into the trany and nothing turns. How big of a job do I have fixing it? Any guesses? How hard is it to find parts? If you have done this or any sugestions, it would be of great help. Thanks

[Lavoy]

If you truly broke the input shaft, there is only one way to fix it. Start at the grille, and disassemble til you see the front of the transmission. Then start at each final drive and disassemble till you see the sides of the transmission. At this point, you can begin to repair the transmission itself.
It may be possible to put an input shaft without having the finals off, but I seriously question it. You can also pull the trans and finals out the back end, but it is almost as much work on a 440.
Lavoy