LubricatingtheBrake-Rod
BushingsandSteering-Linkage
RodEnds
ServiceInterval:Every160hours
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,removethekey,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Unhooktheseatlatchandtilttheseatup.
3.Lubricatethebronzebushingsoneachendof
thebrakerodshaftwithaspraytypelubricant
oralightoil.
Note:Thebushingsarelocatedtotheinside
oftheangebearings.
4.Lubricateeachendofbothsteeringlinkagerods
withaspraylubricantoralightoil.
ChangingtheGearboxOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours—Change
theoilinall3gearboxhousingsand
addoilasneeded.
Every100hours—Checktheoilinall3gearbox
housingsandaddoilasneeded.
Every2,000hours—Changetheoilinall3
gearboxhousingsandaddoilasneeded.
1.Placethemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,removethekey,andengagetheparking
brake.
3.Removethegearboxanddrive-shaftassembly
fromthemowerdeck.Retainthehardwarefor
uselater.
4.Removethelargeoildrainplugonthefrontof
eachofthe3gearboxsectionsanddraintheoil
(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Smallmagneticplugs
(frontandback)
3.Smallmagneticplug(front
only)
2.Largeoildrain/llplug
5.Removethesmallmagneticplugsandwipe
awayanymaterialaccumulatedontheplugs.
6.ApplyaTeon
®
pipesealanttoallsmallmagnetic
plugsandinstallthemintothegearbox.
7.Installthegearboxanddrive-shaftassemblyto
themowerdeck.
8.FillthegearboxwithMobil
®
SHC(synthetic)
75W-90gearlubeoiluntillevelwithoildrain/ll
plug.
Note:Eachofthegearboxsectionsmustbe
lledseparately.
Note:Keepthemowerdeckleveltotheground
whenllingthegearboxwithoil.Donotll
thegearboxwiththemowerdeckraisedinthe
serviceposition.
9.ApplyaTeonpipesealanttothe3largeoil
plugsandinstallthemintothegearbox.
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