Drive & Driven Sprockets & Drive Link Assembly: Reassembly
- Install drive sprocket onto input shaft. Retain drive sprocket to input shaft using snap ring. Slide Input Shaft Seal Guides (J-29569-1 and J-29829-1) over input shaft. See Fig 1
. Coat both halves of input shaft seal guides with transaxle fluid.
- Guide NEW Teflon "O" ring seals over input shaft seal guides and into seal grooves on input shaft. Remove input shaft seal guides. Using Seal Sizing Tools (J-29829-2 and J-29569-2), size "O" ring seals to input shaft. Allow seal sizer to remain in place for 5 minutes to properly size "O" ring seals.
- Coat drive sprocket-to-drive sprocket support thrust washer with petroleum jelly. Install drive sprocket-to-drive sprocket support thrust washer onto drive sprocket. Position tabs on thrust washer into holes on drive sprocket.
- Install driven sprocket-to-driven sprocket support thrust washer onto driven sprocket support. See Figure
. Install drive link assembly to drive and driven sprockets. Position drive link assembly in same direction as removed. If drive link assembly is NEW, it can be installed in either direction. Install drive sprocket, driven sprocket and drive link assembly onto transaxle as a complete assembly.
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