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Remove Right Axle Bushing
IMPORTANT: Save all hardware for reinstallation.
1. Stop engine, remove key and wait for all moving parts
to stop and for hot parts to cool.
2. Disconnect spark plug wire from engine.
3. Place unit in service position and remove bottom
cover. See Service Position on page 7 and Bottom
Cover Removal on page 13.
4. Remove snap clips from axle ends and remove
wheels.
See Figure 98.
5. Remove E-ring from axle end.
6. Hold differential gear in place and remove axle from
differential.
See Figure 99.
IMPORTANT: Two flat steel washers will fall when short
axle is removed.
7. Hold differential gear and remove short axle.
8. Remove differential gear.
9. Remove hardware securing axle bushing to frame and
remove bushing. See Figure 100.
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Before placing unit
in service position, drain fuel from tank and fuel
system. See Draining Fuel System on page 7.
Make sure unit is secure and will not tip.