Woods RC3.5E, Operator'S Manual

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Dealer Service 17
MAN1253 (3/15/2018)
CROSSBAR INSTALLATION
1.
Using emery cloth (220 or finer), remove surface rust, Loctite
®
and
foreign material from hub, splined gearbox, vertical shaft, and crossbar
as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18
2.
Install crossbar (2) on splined shaft. Install castle nut and cotter pin.
Torque nut to 271 N-m (200 lbs-ft).
3.
Install the blades using existing hardware. Torque blade pin nut to 610 N-
m (450 lbs-ft).
Figure 19
UNIVERSAL JOINT REPAIR
Figure 20
. Universal Joint Parts Breakdown
U-Joint Disassembly
1.
Remove external snap rings from yokes in four locations as shown in
Figure 21.
Figure 21
. Remove Snap Ring
2.
With snap rings removed, support drive in vise, hold yoke in hand and tap
on yoke to drive cup up out of yoke. See Figure 22.
Figure 22
. Remove Cups
3.
Clamp cup in vise as shown in Figure 23 and tap on yoke to completely
remove cup from yoke. Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 for opposite cup.
1. Yoke
2. Cup and bearing
3. Snap ring
4. Journal cross