Chamber Pivot Service - Toro Groundsmaster 3000 Service Manual

Chamber Pivot Service

If cutting unit chamber pivot assemblies should ever
have to be separated for service or repair, use the follow -
ing procedure.
1. Pivot assembly dis–assembly.
A. Remove capscrews and nut from pivot cast-
ing.
B. Loosen capscrew locking eccentric cam in
place.
C. Using a 1/2 inch (13 mm) diameter drive pin,
drive pilot pin 3/8 inch (10 mm) to 1/2 inch (13 mm)
into pivot casting.
D. Slide pivot assembly out of chamber housing.
2. Ball joint removal from pivot assembly
A. Remove the lock nuts from the ball joint studs.
B. Separate span casting from ball joints, Using
an expansion fork and soft (lead) hammer.
C. Slide tapered sleeve out of span casting. and
save this part.
D. Remove retaining rings from back side of ball
joints.
E. Using a press, push ball joints out of pivot cast-
ing. The front (top) ball joint should be removed
first.
Groundsmaster 3000/3000–D
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1. Pivot casting
2. Pivot pin
3. Eccentric cam
4. Ball joint
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1. Chamber pivots
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Figure 24
5. Span casting
6. Tapered sleeve
7. Pivot spacer (2)
Contour 82 Cutting Unit
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