John Deere GM3072 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Dealer Service 25
5WPMAN0705 (Rev. 5/9/2008)
U-Joint Disassembly
1. Remove external snap rings from yokes in four
locations as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18
2. With snap rings removed, support drive in vise,
hold yoke in hand and tap on yoke to drive cup up
out of yoke. See Figure 19.
Figure 19
3. Clamp cup in vise as shown in Figure 20 and tap
on yoke to completely remove cup from yoke.
Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 for opposite cup.
4. Place universal cross in vise as shown in Figure 21
and tap on yoke to remove cup. Repeat Step 3 for
final removal. Drive remaining cup out with a drift
and hammer.
Figure 20
Figure 21