98Service Manual – SC5000 20 - Drive System
9. Turn the steering wheel so the other side
of the motor is facing outward.
10. Remove the housing screws (J1) from the
drive wheel, and replace them with the
longer screws from the wheel puller kit.
• Insert the four wheel puller screws (J2)
into the threaded holes of the drive
housing, and hand tighten them until
they equally touch the metal rim of the
tire.
Note: Even though the screws are
referred to as “Wheel Puller
Screws”, they actually “Push”
the wheel off the bearing.
11. Gradually tighten each screw at about 1/2
to 1 turn at a time. Work in a crisscross
pattern so each screw pushes the wheel off the main
bearing (H) equally. (The wheel hub (D) will come free
from the drive disk (G) after just a few turns.)
For reference, the wheel/tire presses over the main bearing
(H). The drive hub is lightly pressed onto the tapered drive
disk (G) of the gearbox.
J2
J1
H
G