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7.7 HYDRO-GEAR TRANSMISSION

REMOVAL

See Figure 19 for procedure.

1. Place the unit on a flat surface.

Remove the negative lead from the battery and the

spark plug lead from the spark plug.

2. Remove key and spark plug wire.

3. Raise and block the unit frame on jack stands

behind the transaxle.

4. Remove the rear wheels by removing the lug nuts

holding the wheels to the axle hub.

5. Release the transmission belt tension spring and

remove the transmission belt from the input sheave

on top of the transaxles.

6. Release the parking brake.

7. At the end of each brake rod remove the hairpins

(3, Figure 12) and pull the rods (1) away from the

brake shift weldment.

8. At the end of each steering link, remove the hairpin

and pull the links away from the transmission.

9. Remove the dump valve rod (1) from the

transmission.

Do not remove or loosen the hardware on the

transaxle sub-frame at this point.

10.Support the transaxles with a floor jack from the

rear of the unit.

11.Remove the two right and left front anchor bolts

holding the transaxle to the unit’s frame and

remove the two rear anchor bolts from the left and

right side holding the transaxle to the units frame

and lower jack.

After the transaxle assembly has been removed

from the units’ frame, place the axle assembly on a

flat work surface.

Figure 19

PE1240

1. Dump Valve Rods

2. Anchor Bolts (typical)

3. Hair Pins

Rear of

Machine

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