Woods DS8.50 Operator's Manual page 34

The drives between the center and side gearboxes
contain rubber shock-absorbing discs. To service or
remove the side drives or remove a gearbox, the
flexible coupling must be disassembled. See page 25
for rubber disk replacement.
Remove end yokes by removing nuts (8) and sliding
bolt (7) inward to clear yoke. Do not remove bolt unless
rubber disks (4) are to be serviced. Remove complete
center section by lifting straight up on center shaft (3).
The outer yoke can be slid off gearbox shaft. The inner
yoke is held by two set screws.
Reassemble shaft as shown in Figure 16. Use the
special formed washer (5) and bushings (6) between
the rubber disks (4) and under bolt head or nut near
rubber disc. Tighten nuts (8) and bolts (7) to 85 lbs-ft.
Tighten set screw.
NOTE: Crossbar must be re-timed anytime a crossbar
or a side drive is disconnected. (See page 36.)
CROSSBAR
Crossbar Removal
1. Access bottom side of cutter for crossbar removal.
See BLOCKING METHOD, page 21.
NOTE: You will need to use either the puller screw
(Item 6, Figure 18) or a small hydraulic jack to
remove the crossbar.
2. Remove blades as shown in Figure 17.
8. Crossbar
9. Blade
12. Blade pin
13. Shim
14. Shim
15. Keyhole plate
16. Blade pin lock clip
32. Cap screw
33. Castle nut
34. Cotter pin
Figure 17. Blade Removal
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3. Remove cotter pin (34) and castle nut (33) from
bottom of crossbar.
4. Refer to Figure 18. Attach a clevis (1) to each end
of crossbar, using blade pins, spacers, keyhole
plates, and blade pin clips.
5. Position tube assembly (5) with threaded nut
toward crossbar for puller screw removal or down
for hydraulic jack removal.
6. For removal with puller screw, attach tube (5) to
each clevis with bolts (2) and nuts (3). Place pad
(4) in nut and thread puller screw (6) into nut from
bottom. Tighten until pad is solid against gearbox
shaft. For best results, strike head of puller screw
with a hammer while tightening with a wrench.
7. For removal with a jack, attach tube to each clevis
with puller links (7), bolts (2), and nuts (3). Place
jack on tube with end of jack pressing against
gearbox shaft. Slowly apply force with jack.
NOTE: Hydraulic jack will not operate if tipped
more than 90-degrees. Use care to prevent bend-
ing crossbar during removal.
MAN1168 (5/27/2016)