Toro Groundsmaster 4300-D Service Manual page 213

Removing the Steering Control Valve
Groundsmaster ® 4300-D
16226SL Rev C
g185930
1. Platform shroud
2. Washer-head screw (6 each)
3. Washer (2 each)
4. Screw (2 each)
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the cutting decks, shut off the
engine, set the parking brake, and remove the key from the key switch.
2. Remove the fasteners that secure the shroud to the front of the machine
(Figure 116). Remove the shroud from the machine to get access to the
steering control valve.
3. Locate and retrieve the 2 rubber bushings and 2 spacers.
4. Slide the rubber bellows up from the bottom of the steering column.
5. Support the steering column to prevent it from falling.
6. Loosen and remove the 4 screws and 4 flange nuts that secure the steering
column brace (item 12 in
7. Read the General Precautions for Removing and Installing the Hydraulic
System Components (page
8. For assembly purposes, label all the hydraulic connections. Note the port
designations on the steering control valve
9. Clean the hydraulic connections before loosening the hydraulic lines.
Before opening hydraulic system, operate all the hydraulic controls
to release system pressure and avoid injury from the pressurized
hydraulic fluid; refer to
System (page 4–6).
Figure 116
5. Cover plate
6. Bushing (2 each)
7. Spacer (2 each)
8. Flange nut (2 each)
Figure 115) to the machine, and remove the brace.
4–87).
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CAUTION
Releasing Pressure from the Hydraulic
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Hydraulic System: Service and Repairs