Toro Greensmaster eFlex 1021 Service Manual page 197

Removing the Gear Box Assembly (continued)
Greensmaster ® eFlex 1021
20248SL Rev A
F. Slide the groomer housing assembly from the drive shaft.
G. Tip up the cutting unit to access the bottom of the reel to remove the
drive shaft assembly.
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1. Damaged input shaft assembly
2. Drive shaft removal tool
3. Reel shaft
H. Insert a long-handled pry bar (3/8 x 12 inch with screwdriver handle
recommended) through the bottom of the cutting unit. The pry bar should
pass between the top of the reel shaft and the backs of the reel blades so
that the reel will not move.
To avoid grinding the reel, do not contact the cutting edge of
any blade with the pry bar as this may damage the cutting edge
and/or cause a high blade.
I. Move the pry bar against the weld side of the reel support plate closest to
the drive shaft assembly.
J. Use the drive shaft removal tool on the large flats of the drive shaft
assembly; refer to
K. Rest the handle of the pry bar against the front roller and turn the drive
shaft counterclockwise to loosen it from the reel.
11. Tip the cutting unit back onto its rollers.
Figure 119
4. Weld side of reel support plate
5. Pry bar
IMPORTANT
Special Tools (page 2–13).
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