Pto Shaft And Bearing Service - Toro Groundsmaster 300 Series Service Manual

PTO Shaft and Bearing Service (Fig. 14)
1. Remove the P.T.O. belt; refer to "Replacing the P.T.O.
Belt".
2. Remove the clevis pin (Item 7) from the P.T.O. lever
and compression spring yoke.
3. Remove the tension spring (Item 50) using a locking
pliers; refer to instructions and note of step 6 in "Remov-
ing Control Lever and Linkage".
4. Remove the roll pins (Item 49) from the pivot shaft
(Item 9).
5. Remove the pivot shaft and lower the P.T.O. pivot
assembly down and out of the traction frame.
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6. Loosen the setscrews (Item 46) on the P.T.O. shaft
bearing collars (Item 41). Use a punch and hammer to
rotate the collars in the opposite direction of shaft rota-
tion. Remove the shaft (Item 43) and bearings (Item 40).
7. Replace any worn bushings, bearings and shafts.
8. Reassemble in reverse order and check the align-
ment of the P.T.O. pulley. Adjust P.T.O. brake as neces-
sary; refer to "Aligning the P.T.O. Pulley and Engine
Pulley".
9. Adjust the compression spring; refer to "Correcting
P.T.O. Drive Belt Slippage".
Figure 14
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