Toro Groundsmaster 5900 Series - Page 428

TieRodDisassemblyandAssembly
1.Removecotterpinsandslottedhexnutsfromtierodends.Discardcotter
pins.
2.Useasuitablepuller(picklefork)toseparatetierodendsfromthesteering
spindles.
Note:Oneofthetierodballjointshaslefthandthreads.
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Figure296
1.Capscrew(2)4.Locknut(2)
2.Tierodend−LHthread5.Tierodend−RHthread
3.Tierodtube
6.Greasetting(2)
3.Loosentheclampcapscrewsandlocknutsthenunscrewballjointsfrom
tierod(Figure296).
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Figure297
4.Threadballjointsequallyintotierodsothatcentertocenterlengthisfrom
104.9to104.6cm(41.30to41.20in)(Figure297).
5.Thoroughlycleanthetaperedsurfacesofthetierodballjointsandsteering
spindles.
6.Connectthetierodendstothesteeringspindleswithslottedhexnuts.
Torquenutfrom40to61N·m(30to45ft−lb).Installcotterpin.
7.Checkandadjustrearwheeltoe−in(seemachineOperator’sManual).
8.Lubricatethetierodballjoints.
9.Checktomakesurethatnocontactismadebetweenanymachine
components(includinghydraulichoses)astherearwheelsaremovedfrom
steeringlocktosteeringlock.Correctanyinterferenceasnecessary.
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Groundsmaster
®
5900&5910
16227SLRevB