Front Compression Spring Service - Toro Workman 3000 Series Service Manual

Front Compression Spring Service

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Control arm tower
Install compression spring tool rods
with extended portion on opposite
ends so cap screws (Item 7)
securing spring cradles to control
arm tower can be removed.
Extended portion should be on nut
side of cap screw.
1. Spring cradle
2. Spring
3. Lock nut
1. Remove seat base to gain access to front suspen-
sion assembly (see Seat Base removal in this section).
2. Jack up front of vehicle and secure with jack stands
(see Jacking Instructions in Operator's Manual). Re-
move front wheels.
3. Remove front shock absorbers.
WARNING
FRONT SUSPENSION IS SPRING LOADED! To
prevent possible personal injury, use special
tool to remove compression springs before dis-
assembling the front suspension.
4. Install a compression spring tool rod through holes
in each spring cradle (Item 1), then install nuts and
washers on both ends of each rod. Tighten one nut on
each rod to secure springs (Item 2). NOTE: Extended
portion of each compression spring tool must be on op-
posite ends so cap screws (Item 7) can be removed.
5. Remove lock nut (Item 3) and cap screw (Item 4)
from lower end of each stabilizer link (Item 5).
Workman 3000/4000 Series
Compression
spring tool rod
8
Spring cradle
Compression
spring
Figure 19
4. Cap screw
5. Stabilizer link
6. Lock nut
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COMPRESSION SPRING TOOL
20 I
5 I
I
(2) 1/2 steel rods
(4) 1/2 nuts
6
1
9
7
5
3
7. Cap screw
8. Control arm tower
9. Spring pivot sleeve
6. Remove lock nut (Item 6) and cap screw (Item 7) se-
curing each spring cradle to control arm towers (Item 8),
then remove springs and cradles along with the stabiliz-
er links.
7. Reverse this procedure to install springs.
Install compression
spring tool before
disassembling
Figure 20
I
(4) 1/2 flat washers
5 I
I
2
4
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