Greensmaster 3250--D Page 6 -- 7 Chassis
Removal (Fig. 4)
1. Park the machine on a level surface, engage the
parking brake, lower the cutting units and stop the en-
gine. Remove key from the ignition switch.
2. Chockbothfrontwheelstopreventthemachinefrom
moving.
3. Useajackorhoisttoliftrearwheeloffthegroundand
thenplaceappropriatejackstandsbeneaththeframeto
support the raised machine.
4. Removelocknut(item16)frombolt(item5).Pullbolt
from both adapter plates (items 35 and 34), two (2) rear
spindle spacers (item 29) and the wheel and hub as-
sembly.
5. Remove wheel and hub assembly from the castor
fork.
6. If necessary, remove four (4) lug nuts (item 15) from
the drive studs (item 11). Separate wheel and hub as-
semblies.
NOTE: If castor fork removal is necessary, see Rear
Castor Fork in this section.
Wheel Hub Disassembly (Fig. 5)
NOTE: The wheel hub assembly consists of the wheel
hub, oil seals, bearing cones, bearing cups, grease fit-
ting and drive studs (Fig 5).
1. If drive studs are bentor damaged,pressstudsfrom
the wheel hub.
2. Pull oil seals, bearing cones and bearing cups from
the wheel hub.
Wheel Hub Assembly (Fig. 5)
1. Press new bearing cups into the wheel hub with the
thick edges towards the inside.
2. Install new bearing cones into the wheel hub. Press
new oil s eals into the hub with the lip of the seals facing
towards the inside.
3. Ifremoved,pressnewdrivestudsintothewheelhub
fully to the shoulder of the stud flange.
1. Bearing cup (2 used)
2. Wheel hub
3. Bearing cone (2 used)
4. Shaft seal (2 used)
5. Drive stud (4 used)
6. Grease fitting
Figure 5
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Installation (Fig. 4)
1. Slide wheel assembly onto the drive studs. Secure
wheeltowheelhubassemblywithfour(4)lugnuts(item
15). Torque lug nuts evenly in a crossing pattern to a
torque from 70 to 90 ft--lb (95 to 122 N--m).
2. Install wheel and hub assembly into the castor fork.
Insert bolt (item 5) into motor adapter plate (item 34)
mounting hole. Install a spindle spacer (item 29) and
slide bolt through the wheel and hub assembly.
3. Installsecondspindlespacerontothebolt.Routethe
bolt through the adapter plate (item 35) mounting hole.
4. Position bent lip of the bolt head under the bottom
edge of the motor adapter plate. Install and tighten lock
nut (item 16) to secure wheel to the castor fork. Do not
overtighten lock nut, the wheel must rotate freely.
5. Lower machine to ground.
6. Clean grease fitting (item 10) on hub. Pump grease
intohubuntil grease is seen exitingatbothhuboils eals
(item 6). Wipe up excess grease.
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