3-18
GTH-1256
Part No. 1272856
September 2016
Section 3 • Repair Procedures
OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT
How to Remove the Joystick
1 Get behind the front right wheel and disconnect
the battery from the machine.
WARNING
Electrocution/burn hazard.
Contact with electrically charged
circuits could result in death or
serious injury. Remove all rings,
watches and other jewelry.
2 Remove the retaining fasteners that secure the
joystick to the mount panel.
3 Tag and disconnect the joystick harness
connector from the machine.
4 Tag, disconnect and plug the hoses from ports
1, 2, 3, 4, P and T of the joystick. Cap the
fi
ttings.
Note: Removing the hydraulic hose from port T of
the joystick with the joystick below the hydraulic oil
level in the hydraulic tank will result in excessive
hydraulic
fl
uid leaking from the hose. Do not
disconnect the hose from the port if the joystick is
below the hydraulic oil level in the hydraulic tank.
5 Remove the fasteners securing the joystick to
the mount panel. Remove the joystick.
How to Remove the Steer
Rotation Actuator
1 Remove the steering column. See 2-2,
How to
Remove the Steering Column
.
2 Working under the dashboard, locate the
hydraulic hoses of the steer rotation actuator.
3 Tag, disconnect and cap the hydraulic hoses
and steer rotation actuator holes.
WARNING
Bodily injury hazard. Spraying
hydraulic oil can penetrate and
burn skin. Loosen hydraulic
connections very slowly to allow
the oil pressure to dissipate
gradually. Do not allow oil to
squirt or spray.
4 Remove the retaining fasteners that secure the
steer rotation actuator to the frame.
5 Remove the steer rotation actuator.
T
P
1
4
3
2
Joystick port orientation
