Service Manual

XL Lawn Tractor Service Manual 4 - 4
CHASSIS
Steering Shaft Removal (Tilt
Steering)
1. Disconnect the battery cables.
2. Remove mower deck (refer to the Mower section).
3. Drain the gas tank and remove the tank by
removing the left screw that holds the support
bracket in and swing the bracket so you can
remove the gas tank (Figure 158).
Figure 158
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4. Remove the steering wheel by using a drift punch
and remove the roll pin (17) in Figure 157.
5. Remove the E-Ring (5) in Figure 157.
6. Remove the 2 screws holding the stationary
bushing (6) in Figure 157.
7. Remove the retaining ring (22) Figure 157, located
at the top of the shaft.
8. To remove the steering shaft from the unit, the 2
screws (8), need to be removed and the upper
steering shaft (11), separated from the short
steering shaft (1) in Figure 157.
9. Steering short shaft (1) in Figure 157 should slide
out from bottom of frame.
10. Reverse the order when installing the steering
shaft.
Steering Tower Removal
1. Using a drift punch and hammer, drive the
steering wheel roll pin out and remove the
steering wheel (Figure 159).
Figure 159
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2. Drain gas tank and remove the left side gas tank
support rod bolt. Swing the gas tank support rod
up and remove the gas tank (Figure 160).
Figure 160
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