Lubrication
Grease with No . 2 g eneral pur pose lithium base or
molybden um base g rease .
How to Grease
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Clean the g rease fittings with a rag . Mak e
sure to scrape any paint off the front of the
fitting(s).
4. Connect a g rease gun to the fitting . Pump
g rease into the fittings until g rease begins to
ooze out of the bearings .
5. Wipe up any ex cess g rease .
Lubricating the Bearings
Grease the bearings on both sides of the mac hine
( Figure 26 ).
Figure 26
Greasing the PTO Drive Belt
Idler and Mower Deck Belt
Idler
Grease the idler pulley pi v ots ( Figure 27 ).
Note: Y ou will ha v e to remo v e the car rier co v ers
to access the g rease fitting for the mo w er dec k.
Figure 27
Lubricating the Caster
Wheel Hubs
Note: W hen perfor ming this procedure , the
old seals will need to be re placed with new seals .
Contact an A uthorized Ser vice Dealer for the
cor rect seals .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Raise the front of the mac hine and suppor t it
with jac k stands .
4. R emo v e then n ut and bolt holding the caster
wheel to the front caster fork ( Figure 28 ).
5. R emo v e the seal guard from the wheel hub
( Figure 28 ).
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