Vehicle Systems
Disassembly & Assembly
Transaxle
Remove And Install Transaxle
Start By:
a.
Remove mast.
1.
Remove the battery and the plate under the bat-
tery. Disconnect the four cables and wires (if
equipped) from the drive motor. Disconnect the
parking brake cable assembly and the two wires
from the parking brake switch (see Parking Brake
in this module). Drain the brake fluid reservoir.
2.
Support two sideshifter hoses (3) (if equipped)
away from the transaxle so they do not interfere
during removal. Disconnect four brake lines (1).
3.
Put a lift truck in position under the transaxle as
shown. Put wood block (4) on the forks under the
drive motor for support. Attach a hoist to the lift
truck as shown. Remove the floor plate, and
remove the rear drive motor mount.
4.
Remove four bolts (2), the nuts and washers.
Raise the lift truck off of the transaxle, and roll the
transaxle from under the lift truck.
5.
Put tooling (A) under the lift truck, and lower it
onto the tooling as shown.
6.
The weight of the drive motor is 105 kg (232 lb)
Install tool (B) and a hoist, and remove the bolts and
the drive motor [see Drive Motor in this module for
placement of tool (B)].
NOTE:
The following steps are for installation of the
transaxle.
7.
Put the drive motor in position in the transaxle with
tool (B) and on hoist. Install the bolts that hold the
drive motor to the transaxle.
8.
Put a lift truck with wood block (4) on its forks,
under the transaxle as shown. Raise the lift truck
off of tooling (A), and roll the transaxle under it.
Remove tooling (A), and lower the truck onto the
transaxle. Install bolts (2), the washers and nuts,
and tighten them to 488
L
27 N
I
m (360
L
20 lb
I
ft).
9.
Install the rear drive motor mount. Connect brake
lines (1). Connect the parking brake switch wires
and the parking brake cable assembly.
10.
Connect the cables and wires (if equipped) to the
drive motor. Install the plate over the motors, and
install the battery. Fill the brake reservoir to the
correct level. See the Operation And Maintenance
Manual. Bleed the brakes. See Brake System Air
Removal in Testing And Adjusting.
End By:
a.
Install mast.
Tools Needed
A
B
Jack Stand
2
Link Bracket
1
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