RemovingtheGearBoxAssembly(continued)
IMPORTANT
Youmustusea6-pointsocketwithaheavywalltoremovethegear
boxfromthereel.Donotuseanimpactwrench.Groomergear
boxesinstalledontherightsideofthecuttingunituseastandard
righthandthread;turnthedriveshaftcounterclockwisetoremove
thegearbox.
9.Restthehandleoftheprybaragainstthefrontrollerandturnthedriveshaft
counterclockwisetoloosenitfromthereel.Continuetounscrewthedrive
shaftandremovethegearboxfromthecuttingunit.
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Figure91
1.Socketheadscrew(4each)8.Sungear
2.Gearboxcoverassembly9.Planetgear(3each)
3.Covergasket10.Flangebushing(3each)
4.Drivengear11.Retainingring
5.Thrustwasher
12.Gearboxhousingassembly
6.Ringgear
13.Damageddriveshaft
7.Flangebushing
10.Ifthehexheadontheendofthedriveshaftisdamagedduringremoval:
A.Removethedrain/llpluganddraintheoilfromthegearbox.
B.Removethe4socket-headscrewsandremovethegearboxcover
assemblyanddrivengear.Removeanddiscardthecovergasket.
C.Slidethethrustwasher,ringgearandbushingfromthegearboxhousing.
D.Slidethesungear,andplanetgearsandbushingsfromthepinsonthe
gearboxhousing.
E.Removetheretainingringfromthedriveshaft.
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