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SteeringColumnRemovalandDisassembly(Figure291)
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface,lowercuttingdecks,stopengineand
removekeyfromthekeyswitch.
2.Removethesteeringwheelcover,hexnut,atwasherandsteeringwheel.
3.Removethebearingcoverfromthesteeringcolumn.
4.Removetheseven(7)angeheadscrewsandremovethesteeringcover
(item8).
5.Removethesteeringcolumnboot(item5):
A.Setthesteeringcolumntilttothefullyrearwardposition.
B.Gentlypullsteeringcolumnbootoverthetiltcontrollever.
C.Setthesteeringcolumntilttothefullyforwardposition.
D.Carefullyliftbootupandoffsteeringcolumn.
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Figure292
1.Steeringcolumn4.Gasspringassembly
2.Bearingcover
5.E−Ring(4)
3.Steeringcolumnboot6.Pivotpin(2)
6.Thesteeringcolumngasspringassembly(Figure292item4)controlsthe
steeringcolumntiltposition.Ifgasspringassemblyreplacementisrequired,
removethegasspringassemblyasfollows:
A.Setthesteeringcolumntilttothefullyforwardposition.
B.RemoveanE−ring(item5)fromanendofeachpivotpin.
CAUTION
Becarefulwhenremovingorinstallingthegasspringassembly.
Theassemblymayextendsuddenlyandcausepersonalinjury.
C.Drivethepivotpins(item6)outandreplacethegasspringassembly.
7.Supportsteeringcontrolvalveandsteeringcolumntopreventthemfrom
falling.
8.Removefour(4)capscrewsthatsecuresteeringcontrolvalveandsteering
columntomachine.Liftsteeringcolumnfromsteeringcontrolvalveand
removefrommachine.
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Groundsmaster
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5900&5910
16227SLRevE