Assembly Instructions
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Coupler
Installation Tool
Retract SpringLoaded
Quick Disconnect Ring
PTO Coupler
Tube
PTO Coupler Installation Tool
Align
Arrows
Coupler
Installation Tool
Tractor
PTO Shaft
PTO Shaft Connection
(Shown with Debris Guard Removed for Clarity)
5. Reaching under the tractor, slide the PTO cou
pler tube onto the deck drive shaft (align arrow
decals), then install the coupler quick disconnect
onto the tractor PTO drive shaft. Refer to the
PTO Shaft Connection
photo.
6. Remove Coupler Installation Tool from quick
disconnect ring and make sure the ring has
“snapped” securely on the spline shaft.
Coupler Installation Tool Removal
(Shown with Debris Guard Removed for Clarity)
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT
operate tractor with
Coupler Installation Tool installed.
IMPORTANT:
To prevent damage to the mow
er, make sure the PTO quick disconnect is se
curely locked on the tractor, with the locking
balls fully seated in the groove and the ring in
the locked position (refer to the
Quick Discon-
nect Ring “Locked” Position
illustration). Af
ter installation, pull on the PTO coupler to check
for security.
Coupler Ring in
Released Position
PTO Drive
Shaft
PTO Coupler
UJoint
Quick Disconnect Ring “Released” Position