MTD 760 - Maintaining Your Lawn Tractor; Engine Oil, Air Cleaner, and Spark Plug Maintenance

WARNING
Beforeperforming
any maintenance or
repairs; disengage
PTO,move shift lever
intoneutral position,
set parking brake,stop
engineand remove key
to prevent unintended
Before!ubroaring
repairing, or inspect,
ing,always disengage
PTO,move shift lever
intoneutral position,
set parking brake, stop
engine and removekey
to preventunintended
NOTEIDependingon
theenginemodelfound
on yourtractor,itmay
benecessaryto remove
the tractor'sside panel
in orderto replace the
oi!fi!te! (if so equipped);
y
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_i= ARNING: Before performing
any maintenance or repairs,
disengage PTO,move shift lever
intoneutral position, set parking
brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended
starting.
Engine
Referto the Engine Operator/Owner Manualfor
engine maintenance instructions.
Checkengineoil levelbeforeeachuseas instructed
in the EngineOperator/OwnerManualpackedwithyour
unit.Follow the instructionscarefully.
Changing Engine Oil
NOTE:Dependingonthe enginemodelfoundon your
tractor,itmaybenecessaryto removethetractor'sside
panelinordertoreplacethe oilfilter (ifsoequipped).
Fordrainingoilfromthe engine'scrankcaseofselect
modeltractors,a plasticoildrainsleeveis packedwith
thisOperator'sManual.Todrainthe oil, proceedas
follows:
1. Unscrewtheoilfill capand removethe dipstickfrom
theoilfilltube.
2. Snapthe smallendof oildrainsleeveontothe oil
sump.SeeFigure20.
3. Removedrainpluganddrainoil intoa suitable
containerwitha capacityof no lessthan64oz.
4. Servicethe oilfilter (if soequipped)as instructedin
theseparateEngineOperator/OwnerManualpacked
withyourunit.
Performtheabovestepsin theoppositeorderafteroil has
finisheddraining.
5. Refillthe enginewith newmotoroilas instructedinthe
EngineOperator/OwnerManualpackedwithyour unit.
iMPORTANT:Referto the EngineOperator/Owner
Manualpackedwithyourunitforinformationregardingthe
quantityand properweightof motoroil.
Air Cleaner
Servicethepre-cleaner,ifsoequipped,andcartridge/air
cleanerelementas instructedin theEngineOperator/
OwnerManualpackedwithyour unit.
Spark Plug(s)
Thesparkplug(s)shouldbecleanedandthegapreset
oncea season.Sparkplugreplacementisrecommended
atthestartof each mowingseason.RefertotheEngine
Operator/OwnerManualfor correctplugtypeandgap
specifications.
Lubrication
WARNING: Before lubricating,
repairing,or inspecting,always
disengage PTO,move shift lever
into neutral position, set parking
brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended start-
ing.
Engine
Lubricatetheenginewithmotoroil as instructedinthe
EngineOwnerManualpackedwithyour unit.
Pivot Points & Linkage
Lubricateall the pivotpointson thedrivesystem,parking
brakeandlift linkageat leastoncea seasonwithlightoil.
Rear Wheels
Therearwheelsshouldberemovedfromthe axlesonce
a season.Lubricatetheaxlesandtherimswellwithan
all-purposegreasebeforere-installingthem.
Front Axles
Eachendof the tractor'sfrontpivotbarmaybeequipped
witha greasefitting.Lubricatewitha greasegun after
every25 hoursoftractoroperation.
Cleaning the Engine And Deck
Anyfuel oroil spilledonthe machineshouldbewiped
off promptly.DoNOTallowdebristo accumulatearound
thecoolingfinsof the engineoron anyotherpartofthe
machine.
iMPORTANT:Theuseof a pressurewasherto cleanyour
tractoris NOTrecommended.It maycausedamageto
electricalcomponents,spindles,pulleys,bearingsor the
engine.
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