Simplicity 759 3415H - Scheduled Maintenance Chart

SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CHART
Service Required
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After each cycle of indicated hours
5 25
100
Inspect the tractor and engine
15 •
Check engine crankcase oil level
15
•
Clean transmission oil cooler*
15 •
Clean engine fins end screen*
15 •
Change engine oil* cnanga s hour*)
15 •
Clean engine air filter*
17 •
Lubricate ore&se f rttinjjs* 17 4
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17
*
Check transmission oil (fluid) level
18 •
Check axle housing oil level 18
4
Check bevel gearbox oil level 18 •
Check batter/ water level*
19 4
Cfrtck br replace air filter element* 19
•
Replace fuel filter*
19
•
Repack front wheel bearings 19 •
Clean and reset spark plug
20
•
Clean battery cables
20
•
*More often under dusty and/or hot weather operating conditions.
See your Briggs and Stratton InxtructkMfrfbr more complete information on servicing the engine.
Figure 33. Left front spindle and axle assembly.
seal of the inner wheel. Replace it if it is damaged. NOTE:
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE BEARINGS
AND GREASE THAT IS PACKED IN THEM BE KEPT
CLEAN.
5. Using the palm of your hand, force a good quality wheel
bearing grease into the bearings. Place a coating of grease on
the seal where it turns in the hub.
6. See figure 33. Replace the inner bearing and slide the
wheel on the axle.
7. Replace the outer bearing, washer, and the set collar.
Spin the wheel slowly and press in on the set collar to seat
the bearing. Be sure the seal on the inside of the wheel is
properly seated. Hold in on the set collar and tighten the
Allen screw securely.
5- Replace tbe grease cup.
CLEAN AND REPLACE SPARK PLUG: See figure
34. Every 100 hours the spark plug should be removed,
cleaned, and the gap reset at .30". When the spark plug is
worn out, replace it with AC GC 46, Autolight A 71 or
Champion J-8. CAUTION: BLAST CLEANING OF SPARK
PLUGS IN MACHINES THAT USE ABRASIVE GRIT IS
NOT RECOMMENDED. SPARK PLUGS SHOULD BE
CLEANED BY SCRAPING OR WIRE BRUSHING, AND
WASHING WITH A COMMERCIAL SOLVENT OR GASO¬
LINE.
CLEAN BATTERY CABLES: See figure 32. Every 100
hours or once a year the battery cables {B) and (C) should
be removed and cleaned. CAUTION: ALWAYS REMOVE
THE NEGATIVE "GROUND CABLE" (Cl FIRST AND
REPLACE IT LAST. Clean the battery with soap and water
to remove all dirt, oil and corrosion from the battery sur¬
face. Do not allow foreign material or cleaning solution to
getinsidethe battery, dean the terminals and battery damps
with a wire brush. Replace and tighten securely. After tigh¬
tening coat the terminals and damps liberally with a coat of
grease or vaseline to inhibit corrosion.
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