Toro Groundsmaster 300 Series Service Manual page 284

PTO Drive Shaft Removal (Fig. 15)
Do not start the engine and engage the P.T.O.
lever when the P.T.O. shaft is not connected
to the gearbox on the cutting unit. If the en ­
gine is started and the P.T.O. shaft Is allowed
to rotate, serious Injury could result.
1. Position the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting unit to the shop floor, turn the engine off, remove
the key from the ignition switch, and engage the parking
brake.
2. Remove the self-tapping screws securing the shield
behind the cutting unit gear box and set the shield aside.
3. Drive the roll pin out of the yoke and the input shaft
of the gearbox. Slide the yoke off of the input shaft. If
the traction unit will be used without the cutting unit,
drive the roll pin out of the yoke at the P.T.O. pivot shaft
and remove the entire universal shaft from the traction
unit.
Repairs
DANGER
1. PTO yoke
2. Yokes in phase
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Figure 15
3. Roll pin
4. Capscrews & locknuts
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Groundsmaster 300 Series