Maintenance Instructions REPLACING/REPAIRING639. Position the gear drive assembly on the deckand install the 3/8-16 bolts mounting the entireassembly. Leave the mount bolts finger-tight.10. Torque all the connector tube bolts to 80 in-lb(9 N⋅m); then tighten the deck mount bolts.NOTE: This fastener tightening sequence alignsthe gearbox assembly with the deck housing andeliminates the possibility of mounting the unitizedassembly in a bind.11. Fill gearbox assembly with oil. Refer to MowerDeck Gearbox Lubrication in this section for in-structions.12. Reassemble remaining items onto deck to com-plete installation. After installing the blades,check that the blade timing is correct by movingthe blades through one (1) complete revolu-tion. Make sure blade tips pass clear of eachother.Mower Deck Gearboxes(shown with gearbox cover removed for clarity)GHS Blower Assembly (and/or Blower Wheel)GHS Blower Assembly Removal1. Remove the mower deck. Refer to Deck Instal-lation in Assembly Instructions and reverse theprocedure to remove the deck.2. Remove the blower faceplate by removing six (6)1/4-20 nuts.Remove Skid Bar and Scrubber Brakefor GHS Blower Removal3. Remove the blower assembly from the chassisas follows:a. Remove the blower skid bar by removingfront and rear mounting bolts from the skidbar (underneath the blower) and removingthe bolt connecting the blower housing tothe skid bar.b. Remove two (2) bolts mounting the blowerhousing to the frame and the bolt mountingthe scrubber brake assembly on the blowerhousing.c. Remove scrubber brake assembly, and rollthe blower drive belt off of blower pulley.d. Lower the blower assembly straight downout of the chassis frame and remove.Blower Wheel RemovalWhen required, replace the blower wheel using thefollowing procedure:1. Loosen blower pulley set screws and remove thepulley using a wheel puller.2. Remove the locking collar from the back bear-ing (closest to the pulley) by loosening the setscrew and rotating the collar counterclockwise(use punch to drive).Blade DriveGearboxesTeeGearboxSkid BarBlower AssemblySkid BarMountingBoltsScrubber BrakeandMount AssemblyScrubber BrakeMounting Bolts