Toro Groundsmaster 360 - Page 377

RemovingtheRearSteeringFork(continued)
9.Removethe2bolts(item1inFigure268)thatsecurethebulkheadbracket
totherearsteeringforkassembly.
10.Removethe4bolts(item6inFigure268)thatsecurethewheelmotor
andbrakeadaptertothesteeringfork.Removethebrakeadapterand
slidethewheelmotor(withthehydrauliclinesattached)fromthesteering
fork.Carefully,positionthewheelmotorassemblyawayfromthesteering
forkandsupportthewheelmotor.Donotallowthewheelmotortohang
fromthehydrauliclines.
11.Supportthesteeringforktopreventitfromfalling.
CAUTION
Theweightofthesteeringforkassemblyisapproximately23kg
(50lb).
Supportthesteeringforkassemblywhenremovingittopreventit
fromfallingandcausingpersonalinjury.
12.Removetheange-headscrew(item21inFigure268),spindlecap,and
retainingringthatsecurethesteeringforkspindleintotheaxletube.Slide
thesteeringforkspindleoutoftheaxletube.
13.Locateandretrievetheupperandlowerthrustwashersfromthesteering
forkspindle.
14.Cleanthesteeringforkspindle.Inspecttheshaftforwearandreplacethe
steeringforkspindleiftheshaftiswornordamaged(Figure270).
15.Cleanandinspectthethrustwashersandangebushingsintheaxle.
Replacethecomponentsthatarewornordamagedasnecessary;referto
ServicingtheSteeringAssemblyBushings(page6–38).
InstallingtheRearSteeringFork
1.Ifthespindlewasremoved,torquetheboltsto128to157N∙m(94to116
ft-lb)duringassembly.
2.Applyalightcoatingofgreasetothesteeringforkspindle.
3.Installthelower6.3mm(0.25inch)thrustwasher(item7inFigure268)
ontothesteeringforkspindleandslidethesteeringforkspindleupthrough
theaxletube.
4.Holdthesteeringforkinaplaceandinstalltheupper1.6mm(0.062inch)
thrustwasherandretainingringontotheendofthesteeringforkspindle.
Ensurethattheretainingringisfullyseatedinthespindlegroove.
5.Placethespindlecap(item20inFigure268)tothetopofthesteeringfork
spindleandsecurewiththeange-headscrew.
6.Installthewheelmotorassemblyandbrakeadapterasfollows:
A.Positionthewheelmotorassembly(withthehydraulichosesattached)
andbrakeadaptertothesteeringfork.
B.ApplytheLoctite#271(orequivalent)tothethreadsofthe4bolts(item6
inFigure268).
C.Securethewheelmotorandbrakeadaptertothesteeringforkwiththe4
bolts;tightentheboltsfrom128to157N∙m(94to116ft-lb).
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