Toro Groundsmaster 3280-D Service Manual page 202

Removing the Steering Cylinder (2-Wheel Drive)
Hydraulic System: Service and Repairs
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower cutting deck (or implement), shut
off the engine, set the parking brake, and remove the key from the key switch.
2. Read the General Precautions for Removing and Installing the Hydraulic
System Components (page
Before opening the hydraulic system, operate all the hydraulic
controls to release system pressure and avoid injury from the
pressurized hydraulic fluid; refer to
Hydraulic System (page
3. For assembly purposes, label all the hydraulic hoses that are connected to
the fittings on the steering cylinder.
4. Clean the hydraulic hose ends before you disconnect the hoses from the
steering cylinder.
5. Disconnect the hydraulic hoses from the steering cylinder.
6. Install caps or plugs on the disconnected hoses and fittings to prevent
contamination.
7. Remove the bolts (items 1 and 8 in
the steering cylinder to the machine.
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1. Bolt
2. Flange nut (2 each)
3. Cylinder spacer
4. Spacer ring
8. Pull the steering cylinder from the machine. Locate and retrieve the spacer
ring and thrust washer, and note the location for installation purposes
98).
9. If the hydraulic fittings are to be removed from the steering cylinder, mark
the fitting orientation for assembly purposes. Remove the fittings from the
steering cylinder and discard the O-rings from the fittings.
5–77).
CAUTION
Releasing Pressure from the
5–6).
Figure
Figure 98
5. Bolt
6. Steering cylinder
7. Steering pivot plate
8. Thrust washer
Page 5–118
97) and 2 locknuts that secure
Groundsmaster
05138SL Rev B
(Figure
® 3280-D/3320