Woods Equipment BB48X, BB84X Crossbar Installation, Universal Joint Repair, Joint Disassembly

CROSSBAR INSTALLATION

1.Using emery cloth (220 or finer), remove surface rust, Loctite® and foreign material from hub, splined gearbox, vertical shaft, and crossbar as shown in Figure 22.

Figure 22

2.Install crossbar (2) on splined shaft. Install washer, castle nut, and cotter pin. Torque nut:

BB48X, BB60X, BB72X . . . .200 lbs-ft

BB84X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 lbs-ft

3.Install the blades using existing hardware. Torque blade pin nut to 85 lbs-ft.

Figure 23

UNIVERSAL JOINT REPAIR

1.Yoke

2.Cup and bearing

3.Snap ring

4.Journal cross

Figure 24. Universal Joint Parts Breakdown

U-Joint Disassembly

1.Remove external snap rings from yokes in four locations as shown in Figure 25.

Figure 25. Remove Snap Ring

2.With snap rings removed, support drive in vise, hold yoke in hand and tap on yoke to drive cup up out of yoke. See Figure 26.

Figure 26. Remove Cups

32 Dealer Service MAN0632 (5/15/2007)