Toro 400XT Series Service Manual page 24

CHASSIS
6. Rotate the steering gear shaft until the bottom bolt
of the universal joint faces the front of the tractor.
Remove the bolt (Figure 28).
Figure 28
7. Tilt steering to the rear position and remove the
universal joint from the steering shaft gear.
Remove the universal joint from the top of the
tractor (Figure 29).
Figure 29
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8. Expand the snap ring found on the steering gear
shaft and slide if halfway down the shaft. Loosen
the setscrew on the locking collar of the steering
gear shaft and move it until it meets the snap ring
(Figure 30).
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9. Lift the steering shaft upwards, out of the lower
bushing and through the opening in the mounting
bracket. Tilt the shaft towards the front of the
tractor and remove it (Figure 31).
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Figure 30
Figure 31
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