Toro 74142TE - Greasing the Mower; Lubricating the Caster-Wheel Hubs

GreasingtheMower
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Greasethemowerdeck
idlerarm.
Yearly—Greasethefrontcasterpivots(moreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions).
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Greasethemowerdeckidler-pulleypivotuntilgrease
comesoutofthebottom(Figure38).
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Figure38
4.Removethedustcapandadjustthecasterpivots.
Note:Keepthedustcapoffuntilgreasingisdone;
refertoAdjustingtheCaster-PivotBearing(page44).
5.Removethehexplug.
6.Threadagreasettingintothehole.
7.Pumpgreaseintothettinguntilitoozesoutaround
thetopbearing.
8.Removethegreasettinginthehole.
9.Installthehexpluganddustcap(Figure39).
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Figure39
LubricatingtheCaster-Wheel
Hubs
ServiceInterval:Yearly
1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
removethekey,andengagetheparkingbrake.
Figure40
1.Sealguard2.Spacernutwithwrench
ats
2.Removethecasterwheelfromthecasterforks.
3.Removethesealguardsfromthewheelhub.
4.Removeaspacernutfromtheaxleassemblyinthe
casterwheel.
Note:Thread-lockingcompoundhasbeenappliedto
lockthespacernutstotheaxle.
5.Removetheaxle(withtheotherspacernutstill
assembledtoit)fromthewheelassembly.
6.Pryoutsealsandinspectbearingsforwearordamage
andreplaceifnecessary.
7.Packthebearingswithageneral-purposegrease.
8.Insert1bearingand1newsealintothewheel.
Note:Replacetheseals.
9.Ifbothspacernutshavebeenremoved(orbroken
loose)fromtheaxleassembly,applyathread-locking
compoundto1spacernutandthreaditontotheaxle
withthewrenchatsfacingoutward.
Note:Donotthreadthespacernutalloftheway
ontotheendoftheaxle.Leaveapproximately3mm
(1/8inch)fromtheoutersurfaceofthespacernutto
theendoftheaxleinsidethenut.
10.Inserttheassemblednutandaxleintothewheelonthe
sidewiththenewsealandbearing.
11.Withtheopenendofthewheelfacingup,llthearea
insidethewheelaroundtheaxlefullofgeneral-purpose
grease.
12.Insertthesecondbearingandnewsealintothewheel.
13.Applyathread-lockingcompoundtothesecondspacer
nutandthreaditontotheaxlewiththewrenchats
facingoutward.
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