Toro Groundsmaster
4000?D Service Manual page 143

PRELIMINARY – For Toro Distributor and Toro Company use only.
Removal (Fig. 82)
1. Park machine on a level surface, lower cutting units,
stop engine, engage parking brake and remove key
from the ignition switch.
2. Read the General Precautions for Removing and
Installing Hydraulic System Components at the begin-
ning of the Service and Repairs section of this chapter.
NOTE: To ease installation, tag the hydraulic hoses to
show their correct position on the steering cylinder.
3. Remove hydraulic hoses from steering cylinder.
4. Remove cotter pins, slotted hex nuts, axle washer
and ball joint spacer from the threaded ends of ball joints
(Fig. 82). Remove steering cylinder with ball joints from
machine.
5. If needed, remove ball joints from steering cylinder.
Groundsmaster 4000−D
Installation (Fig. 82)
1. If removed, install ball joints into steering cylinder.
2. Slide ram end ball joint through hole on steering arm.
Secure with axle washer and hex slotted nut. Slide fixed
end of cylinder through hole on axle. Secure with slotted
hex nut. Torque slotted hex nuts to 100 ft−lbs (135 N−m)
and then continue tightening the nut until hex nut groove
aligns with cotter pin hole in ball joint. Install cotter pin
to nut and ball joint.
3. Install hydraulic hoses to steering cylinder.
4. Fill reservoir with hydraulic fluid as required.
5. After assembly is completed, operate steering cylin-
der to verify that hydraulic hoses and fittings are not con-
tacted by anything.
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