RemovingtheFrontAxle(continued)
13.Putajackorblockingunderfrontaxletopreventitfromfalling.Remove
bolts,atwashers,andlocknutsthatsecureaxlemountingpadstoframe.
Retrieveandnotelocationofaxleshims(item19inFigure210).
14.Carefullylowerfrontaxleandremovefrommachine.
InstallingtheFrontAxle
1.Positionfrontaxletomachineframeandsupportaxleinplace.
2.Placeaxleshimsinlocationnotedduringdisassembly.Installbolts,at
washers,andlocknutsthatsecureaxlemountingpadstoframe.Leave
fastenersloosetoallowalignmentoftransmission.
3.Connectthebrakecablestothebrakeactuatingleversoneachbrake(Figure
211).Securebrakecablestoaxlebracketswithjamnuts.
IMPORTANT
Wheninstallinghydrostatictransmission,ensurethatthe
transmissiondriveshaftalignmentischeckedandadjustedif
necessary.
4.Installhydrostatictransmissiontomachine;refertoInstallingtheHydrostatic
Transmission(page5–92).
5.Installfrontwheelstoaxleandsecurewithwheel-lugnuts.Torquewheel-lug
nutsinacrossingpatternto102to108N∙m(75to80ft-lb).
6.Installcarrierbrackets(item14inFigure210)tothemachineframe.
7.Installliftarmstothemachine;refertoLiftArms(page7–26).
8.Installfueltank;refertoInstallingtheFuelTank(page3–11)orInstalling
theFuelT ank(page4–17).
9.Installhydraulichose(item22inFigure210)tottingonaxleandsecure
withhoseclamp.
10.Lowerthemachinetoground.
11.Fillhydraulicreservoir(frontaxle)withhydraulicuid;refertotheTraction
UnitOperator’sManual.
12.Installthecuttingdeck(orimplement);refertotheCuttingUnitOperator’s
Manual.
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