Installing The Ball Joints And Connecting The Lift; Cylinder; Installing The Drive Shaft To The Traction Unit - Toro 30722 Operator's Manual

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Installing the Ball Joints and
Connecting the Lift Cylinder
No Parts Required
Procedure
Note: The ball joints are shipped with the traction unit.
1. Thread the jam nut fully onto the right-hand ball joint
(Figure 5).
2. Screw the ball joint into the right-hand push arm until
the center of the ball joint is 60 mm (2-3/8 inches)
away from the front of the push arm (Fig. 9). Do not
tighten the jam nut.
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1. Jam nut
2. Ball joint mount
WARNING
Push arms are spring loaded. Sudden release
of the push arms could cause injury.
Another person is required to push the arms
down during installation of the ball joints or
other implements.
3. Have another person push down on the left push
arm. Insert a 51 x 102 mm (2 x 4 inch) block of
wood between the frame and the top of the push arm
(Figure 6). Screw the ball joint into the left-hand push
arm until the center of the ball joint is 60 mm (2-3/8
inches) away from the front of the push arm (Figure 6).
Do not tighten the jam nut.
Figure 5
3. 60 mm (2–3/8 inch)
4. Right-hand push arm
1. Jam nut
2. 51 x 102 mm (2 x 4 inch)
block of wood
3. Left-hand push arm
4. Carefully remove the 51 x 102 mm (2 x 4 inch) block of
wood from between the frame and push arm.
5. Remove the spring pin from the cylinder pin and slide
the cylinder pin out of the cylinder.
6. Raise the front of the lift arm until the hole in the
movable end of the cylinder lines up with the holes
in the lift arm brackets. Use caution as the lift arm
is spring-loaded. Hold the parts together with the
cylinder pin, spring pin, and cotter pin. The cotter pin
must be to the outside
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Installing the Drive Shaft to the
Traction Unit
Parts needed for this procedure:
1 Drive shaft
Procedure
Slide the smaller yoke end of the drive shaft onto the traction
unit PTO shaft while aligning the mounting holes (Figure 7).
Secure them with a roll pin. Do not install the front end of
the drive shaft at this time.
9
Figure 6
4. Ball joint mount
5. 60 mm (2-3/8 inches)