Toro Greensmaster Flex 1018 Service Manual page 51

Removing the Engine Base (continued)
Greensmaster ® Flex 1018/1021
20247SL Rev A
6. Slide the telescopic coupler on the reel drive assembly and disconnect the
reel drive shaft from the transmission drive shaft.
7. Remove the truss screw, nut and washer that secures the 2 splined couplers
to the transmission gear box assembly and drum drive gear box assembly.
8. Loosen the jam nut (3) and remove the slider adaptor (2) from the
transmission gear box assembly (10).
9. Remove the nut (4), washers (5) and bolt (7) that secures the engine base
(1) to front side of the frame assembly (6).
10. Remove the 4 nuts (11) and 2 tube clamps (8) that secures the engine base
(1) to rear side of the frame assembly (6).
Support the engine and transmission to prevent it from dropping
and causing personal injury when removing.
11. Lift the engine base with engine and transmission together from the frame
assembly.
12. Remove the 4 carriage bolts that secures the engine to the engine base.
13. Remove the 2 bolts (9) that secures the transmission gear box assembly to
the engine base.
Support the engine and transmission to prevent it from dropping
and causing personal injury when removing.
14. Separate the engine base from the engine and transmission gear box
assembly.
WARNING
WARNING
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