[1] – Remove mid-mount mower deck, if installed.
[2] – Park machine safely.
[3] – Remove four fasteners (A) securing steering pedestal cowl. Remove cowl.
[4] – Raise rockshaft to unload height of cut adjuster.
[5] – Rotate height of cut adjustment control (B) to install position.
[6] – Lower rockshaft to stop.
[7] – Remove draft arms. (See Remove Mid Mount Mower Draft Arm in this Section.)
[8] – Remove center closeout panel (C). (See Remove and Install Center Closeout Panel in Group 90, Section 15.)
[9] – Remove ten hex shoulder bolts (D) and washers securing foot rest. Remove foot rest.
[10] – Remove rockshaft actuator.
a. Mechanical lift: Remove locking pin and drilled pin (E) securing lift link to rockshaft arms. Secure lift link away from rockshaft arms
Hydraulic Lift: Remove locking pin and drilled pin (F) securing hydraulic shaft to left rockshaft lift arm. Secure hydraulic cylinder away from rockshaft lift arm.
[11] – Remove snap ring (G) and washer securing left side rockshaft arm to rockshaft.
[12] – Move rockshaft (H) to right side, and remove left rockshaft arm. Retain shaft key.
[13] – Remove snap ring and washer securing right side rockshaft arm to rockshaft.
[14] – Remove right rockshaft arm. Retain shaft key.
[15] – Remove rockshaft bushings (I) from machine frame.
[16] – Rotate rockshaft so that shaft brackets (J) clear obstructions. Move rockshaft to right side of frame until left end clears frame. Remove rockshaft from frame.