HydraulicReservoirRemoval(Figure79)
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface,lowercuttingdecksfully,disengagePTO
andstopengine.Removekeyfromkeyswitch.
2.ReadtheGeneralPrecautionsforRemovingandInstallingHydraulicSystem
Components(page5–73).
3.Topreventcontaminationofhydraulicsystemduringhydraulicreservoir
removal,thoroughlycleanexteriorofreservoir,ttingsandhoses.
IMPORTANT
Followalllocalcodesandregulationswhenrecyclingordisposing
hydraulicuid.
4.Removedrainplugfromthehydraulicreservoiranddrainreservoirinto
asuitablecontainer.
5.Toallowaccesstoreservoirholddownandfasteners,loosenfueltankand
slideittowardleftsideofmachine(seeFuelSystem(page4–17)).
6.Removereservoirholddown(item24)andcapscrew,atwasherandspacer
atfrontofreservoir(item18).
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Figure80
1.Standpipe
4.Hydraulictube
2.Hoseclamp
5.Venttting
3.Hose
7.Toeaseassembly,labelallhydraulichosestoidentifytheircorrectposition
onthereservoir.
Note:Originalproductionclampsusedtosecurefour(4)hosestostand
pipesandhydraulictubesarecrimptypeclampsandwillneedtobecutin
ordertoremovehoses(Figure80).Traditionalwormtypeclampscanbe
usedasreplacements.
8.Disconnecthydraulichosesfromstandpipes,ventttingandsuctionstrainer.
Putcapsorplugsonttingsandhosestopreventcontamination.
9.Removehydraulicreservoir.
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