Toro Groundsmaster 300 Series Service Manual page 257

3. Put the upper cover and jacket on the four bolts with
the jacket tube pointing down through the hole in fixture
(Fig. 66). Make sure the square shoulder of the bolts
engage the square holes in the upper cover.
4. Apply a small amount of multi-purpose grease to the
recessed face of the retainer plate and washer. Put the
retainer plate into the upper cover & jacket with the
recessed retainer face out. Put the washer against the
recessed face of the retainer plate.
5. Install the snap ring onto the input shaft if it was
removed (Fig. 67).
6. Slide the input shaft into the upper cover end of the
upper cover & jacket and through the bushing until the
retaining ring bottoms against the washer. Make sure
the washer bottoms against the retainer plate recessed
face and the retainer plate seats against the end of the
jacket tube (Fig. 68).
7. Install the upper cover plate over the four bolts with
the highly polished surface up (Fig. 69).
IMPORTANT: The alignment grooves must be all on
one side of the steering valve for proper operation.
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Figure 66
Figure 67
Figure 68
Figure 69
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