Toro 38700 Service Manual page 40

NOTE
Install a washer and screw into each end of the shaft to
keep the parts from sliding off.
10. Remove both hairpins located on either side of the
axle of the 44-tooth gear.
11. Remove the woodruff key from one side of the axle
shaft by sliding the 44-tooth gear inward towards the
center of the shaft to expose the woodruff key. Pry
up on the outside edge of the key to remove it.
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12. Slide the axle shaft out through the bearing retainer
one at a time, holding onto the 44-tooth gear.
Fig. 014
13. Slide the tube of the axle shaft through the housing.
Fig. 015
14. Remove the other half of the axle shaft with the
44-tooth gear.
Fig. 016
Fig. 017
Fig. 018
Fig. 019
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