Toro 30484 - Replacing the Caster Wheel Fork Bushings

Maintaintheairpressureinthereartiresat12-14psi
(83-97kPa).Uneventirepressurecancauseanuneven
cut.
Note:Thefronttiresaresemi-pneumatictiresanddo
notrequireairpressuremaintenance.
Figure42
ReplacingtheCasterWheel
ForkBushings
Thecasterwheelforksaremountedinbushingspressed
intothetopandbottomofthecarrierframemounting
pivottubes.Tocheckthebushings,movethecaster
forksbackandforthandside-to-side.Ifacasterforkis
loose,thebushingsarewornandmustbereplaced.
1.Raisethecuttingunitsothecasterwheelsareoff
theoor,thensupportthefrontofthemowerwith
jackstands.
2.Removethelockingpinandspacer(s)fromthetop
ofthecasterwheelfork(
Figure43).
Figure43
1.LockingPin
3.Carrierframepivottube
2.Spacers4.Casterwheelfork
3.Pullthecasterwheelforkoutofthemountingtube,
leavingthespacer(s)onthebottomofthefork.
Rememberthelocationofthespacersoneachfork
toensurecorrectinstallation,andtomaintainalevel
deck.
4.Insertapinpunchintothemountingtubeand
carefullydriveoutthebushings(
Figure44).Clean
theinsideofthemountingtube.
Figure44
1.MountingTube2.Bushing
5.Greasetheinsideandoutsideofthenewbushings.
Useahammerandatplatetocarefullydrivethe
bushingsintothepivottubes.
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