John Deere — The following sequence is suggested when complete
A John Deere service procedure — check it applies to your exact model before use.
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Procedure
- 1. Drain all coolant and engine oil. Check engine oil
- 2. Remove carburetor, throttle valve, and pressure
- 3. Remove turbocharger oil inlet and outlet line and
- 4. Remove exhaust elbow and connector. Remove
- 5. Remove auxiliary water pump and brackets (if
- 6. Remove fan pulley and water manifold assembly.
- 7. Remove front crankshaft pulley and damper
- 8. Remove ignition wires and spark plugs.
- 9. Remove ignition control unit, coils, mounting plate,
- 10. If equipped, remove electronic governor, throttle
- 11. Remove water pump.
- 12. Remove engine oil filter and oil conditioning
- 13. Remove aftercooler and intake manifold
- 14. Remove rocker arm cover and breather hose.
- 15. Remove rocker arm assembly and push rods.
- 16. Remove cylinder head. Remove head gasket.
- 17. On SAE No. 3 flywheel housings, remove
- 18. On SAE No. 1 and 2 flywheel housings, remove
- 19. Remove oil pan and engine oil pump assembly.
- 20. Remove front timing gear cover.
Source: manual:CTM82.pdf. Figures and steps are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.