White Outdoor LT-5 Service Manual page 11

5.6. Preliminary steps: See Figure 5.6.
Figure 5.6
• Remove the cutting deck.
• Disconnect and remove the battery.
• Remove the handle from the deck lift lever.
5.7. Remove the transaxle control linkage, complete
with the brackets that support it, as described in
the "TRANSAXLE CONTROL LINKAGE" section
of this manual. See Figure 5.7.
Figure 5.7
5.8. If the deck lift rods have been re-connected to
the deck lift links to provide clearance for sliding
the cutting deck out from under the tractor, dis-
connect them.
NOTE: The deck lift rods are interchangeable
left-to-right, but it is important to maintain the
correct orientation.
The old blow-gun trick
Unbolt transaxle
control linkage
here
700 SERIES LAWN TRACTORS
NOTE: The stepped "bow" in the middle goes
outboard, riding against the transaxle control
brackets.
5.9. Remove the bushings that support the lift shaft
assembly. See Figure 5.9.
Bushings
removed
NOTE: Use care not to damage the cooling fan
when removing the lift shaft assembly. The shaft
is in close proximity to the fan, and worn bush-
ings may reduce the fan/lift shaft clearance to a
negative figure.
5.10. Remove the notched plate that surrounds the lift
lever using a T-40 Tor-X driver. See Figure 5.10.
Notched plate
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Figure 5.9
Figure 5.10