Toro Groundsmaster 328-D, Service Manual

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4. Install a new inner bearing cup using a press plate of
proper diameter. Reuse the original shims or use new
shims of the same thickness. Push the bearing cup into
the housing until it bottoms against the housing
(Fig. 38).
Figure 38
5. Insert the pinion into the housing.
NOTE: A number marked on the new ring and pinion
set is used to establish the proper amount of shims
required prior to installing the pinion gear (see
page 15). The final pinion position will be verified by
using the gear contact pattern method as described
on page 21of this chapter.
Figure 39
6. Insert the spur gear into the front housing with the
chamfered area of the center spline toward the drive
pinion. Install the drive pinion with a soft mallet to
engage the splines in the spur gear (Fig. 40).
Figure 40
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