Toro 98-9880 Installation Instructions

TOWER REPAIR KIT

for LAWN TRACTORS

FORM NO. 3321–698

PART

No. 98–9880

Loose

Parts

Note: Use the chart below to identify parts used for assembly.

DESCRIPTION QTY. USE

Pivot rod
Hex Spacer nut, 3/8–16 x 1” (26 mm)
Screw

, 3/8–16 x 1/2” (13 mm) hex socket head

Threadlocker adhesive #242
Installation Instructions

Installation

1
2
2
1

1

Read before installing

2. Remove the left side screw securing the fuel tank

rod and tilt rod up. Set the fuel tank on engine to

1. Drain the fuel tank; refer to operator’s manual.

gain access to the back side of the dash (Fig. 1).

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

POTENTIAL HAZARD

• In certain conditions gasoline is extremely

flammable and highly explosive.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

• A fire or explosion from gasoline can burn

you, others, and cause property damage.

HOW TO AV

OID THE HAZARD

• Drain gasoline from the fuel tank when the

engine is cold. Do this outdoors in an open
area. Wipe up any gasoline that spills.

• Never drain gasoline near an open flame or

where gasoline fumes may be ignited by a
spark.

• Never smoke a cigarette, cigar or pipe.

1. Fuel

2. Screw

1

tank rod

3

2

Figure 1

3. Tower

3. Loosen flange nuts on deck lever pivot rod. Tap

pivot loose from mounting position (Fig. 2).

4. Remove pivot rod, pivot rod clamps, flange

nuts,washers, haripins and wedge nuts. Discard
all pieces except the flange nuts, washers, and
haripins (Fig 2).

6. Install the new pivot rod through the deck

engagement lever. Install the two washers and
hairpins, previously removed, on either side of
the deck engagement lever.

7. Install the flange nuts, previously removed

(Fig. 4), with the flange toward the outside.

Note: In removing the pivot shaft, rotate it

upward and slide out of deck
engagement lever.

2

1

4

4.

Flange nut

5.

Flat washer

6. Hairpin

3

m–4047

1. Pivot

2.

3. W

rod

Pivot rod clamp

edge nut

5

6

Figure 2

5. Place a straight edge aligned across the ends of

the depressed areas (Fig. 3) on the tower. Scribe
a short mark, in line with the ends, at the center
of the third rib from the top on both sides. With
the straight edge aligned through the center of
the third rib, scribe a short mark across the
vertical mark. Drill a 13/32” diameter hole on
each side of the tower at these locations.

2

1

3

6

1

2

5

4

3

m–4043

Figure 4

1. Pivot

2.

3.

rod
Hex spacer
Socket head screw

4.

Flange nut

5. Hairpin

6.

Flat washer

8. Thread a hex spacer nut onto each end of the

pivot rod. Equally adjust each spacer so that the
assembly just fits inside the tower (Fig. 4).

Note: If rod is not threaded equally into each

spacer, screws may not fully screw into
the spacers.

9. Tighten the flange nuts against the hex spacers,

while holding the spacers with a wrench.

10. Apply Loctite adhesive, supplied with the kit, to

the threads of the 3/8–16 x 1/2” (13mm) screws.
Thread the screws into the spacers. Tighten
sufficiently, being careful not to deform the
plastic.

11. Reinstall the fuel tank.

1. 13/32”

2.

Depressed area

2

Dia. hole

Figure 3

3.

m–4042

Rib #3