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8a. Remove the dowel pin that drives the spur
gear. See Figure 5.9.
NOTE: There is a lip on one end of the dowel pin. The pin
must be removed from that end.
8b. Remove the dust shield.
9. Pry out the drive bushings. See Figure 5.10.
10. Install new bushings by following the previous steps
in reverse order.
NOTE: Apply a small amount of a dry lubricant to the axle
shaft before installing the spur gear.
NOTE: Apply a small amount of releasable thread locking
compound such as Loctite® 242 (blue) to the
wheel nut or replace it with a new one.
NOTE: Tighten the wheel nuts to a torque of 80 - 100 in lbs
(9 - 11 Nm)
11. Test run the mower before returning it to service.
Figure 5.9
Dowel pin
Dust shield
Figure 5.10
Drive bushing