Toro 30606 - Servicing the Castor Arm Bushings; Servicing the Castor Wheels and Bearings

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Figure106
1.Castorarm3.Castorfork
2.Shims
ServicingtheCastorArm
Bushings
Thecastorarmshavebushingspressedintothe
topandbottomofthetubeandaftermanyhours
ofoperation,thebushingswillwear.T ocheckthe
bushings,movethecastorforkbackandforthand
fromsidetoside.Ifthecastorspindleislooseinside
thebushings,thebushingsarewornandmustbe
replaced.
1.Raisethecuttingunitsothatthewheelsare
offoftheoor.Blockthecuttingunitsothatit
cannotaccidentallyfall.
2.Removethetensioningcap,spacer(s),and
thrustwasherfromthetopofthecastorspindle.
3.Pullthecastorspindleoutofthemountingtube.
Allowthethrustwasherandspacer(s)toremain
onthebottomofthespindle.
4.Insertapinpunchintothetoporbottomofthe
mountingtubeanddrivethebushingoutofthe
tube(Figure107).Alsodrivetheotherbushing
outofthetube.Cleantheinsideofthetubes
toremovedirt.
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Figure107
1.Castorarmtube
2.Bushings
5.Applygreasetotheinsideandoutsideofthe
newbushings.Usingahammerandatplate,
drivethebushingsintothemountingtube.
6.Inspectthecastorspindleforwearandreplace
itifitisdamaged.
7.Pushthecastorspindlethroughthebushings
andmountingtube.Slidethethrustwasherand
spacer(s)ontothespindle.Installthetensioning
caponthecastorspindletoretainallpartsin
place.
ServicingtheCastor
WheelsandBearings
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
1.Removethelocknutfromtheboltholdingthe
castorwheelassemblybetweenthecastorfork
(Figure108)orthecastorpivotarm(Figure
109).Graspthecastorwheelandslidethebolt
outoftheforkorpivotarm.
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Figure108
1.Castorbolt
3.Bearing
2.Castorfork
4.Bearingspacer
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