Barreto Tillers E1320HTRLR 2016 Wheel Drive Motor Replacement

Grab the plastic housing at the end of the spark plug wire and pull firmly to disconnect it.

Flip the red engine ON/OFF switch to the OFF position.

Flip the fuel valve lever to the OFF position.

Flip the ignition switch to the OFF position.

Ensure the wheel drive control lever is set to the neutral position.

Pull the locking pin out and rotate it 90˚ to unlock the right wheel from the hub.

Repeat for the left wheel.

Insert wheel chocks underneath each wheel to keep the device stationary during disassembly.

Use a 14 mm hex key to remove the tank fill plug.

Use a siphon to pump out as much fluid as you're able to, totaling about 14 gallons.

Remove the end of the tank breather tube from inside the engine guard structural pipe.

Use a 9/16 inch socket and wrench to remove the two bolts and accompanying nuts securing the engine guard to the tank lid, one on each side.

Lift the engine guard up above the tank lid flanges.

Use a 3/8 inch socket to remove the ten bolts securing the tank lid.

Use a shop towel to clean and remove any remnants of silicone gasket material from the top of the lid and surrounding areas.

Lift up on the lid to break the seal around the perimeter of the gasket.

Lift the tank lid out and around the engine guard mounting tabs to remove it.

Peel the gasket up from around the perimeter of the tank.

Remove the gasket.

Place an oil drain pan underneath the wheel drive motor to catch hydraulic fluid that will spill out during this procedure.

Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the nut securing the lower fluid hose to the fitting on the wheel motor.

Remove the lower fluid hose from the wheel motor.

Allow residual fluid in the hose to drip into the drain pan underneath the motor.

Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the nut securing the upper fluid hose to the fitting on the wheel motor.

Remove the upper fluid hose from the wheel motor.

Allow residual fluid in the hose to drip into the drain pan underneath the motor.

Place paper towels into the hose openings to block residual fluid from dripping as you continue the procedure.

Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the nut locking the upper hose fitting to the wheel motor.

Use an adjustable wrench on the fitting body to unthread it from the wheel motor.

Remove the upper fitting.

Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the nut locking the lower hose fitting to the wheel motor.

Use an adjustable wrench on the fitting body to unthread it from the wheel motor.

Remove the lower fitting.

Use a 7/16 inch wrench to loosen the tensioner bolt's lock nut.

Back the tensioner bolt out about 1/2 inch.

Use a 3/4 inch socket and breaker bar to remove the two bolts securing the wheel drive motor to the frame.

Tighten down both motor mounting bolts until there is no gap between the spacer and the frame or between the motor and the spacer.

With the motor loose, rotate it 90˚ counterclockwise and push it as far left as it will go to give the drive chain some slack.

Reaching in from the top of the tank, lift the drive chain up and off of the axle gear.

Remove the chain from the wheel drive motor sprocket.

Remove the wheel drive motor, spacer, and sprocket assembly.

Remove the wheel motor spacer.

Use a 5/32 inch hex key to loosen the set screw securing the sprocket to the wheel motor shaft.

Remove the sprocket from the wheel motor shaft.

Align the top face of the sprocket with the end of the shaft's chamfer.

Only the motor remains.