GreasingtheMowerDeck
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Greasethepump-belt-idler
arm.
Yearly—Greasethefrontcasterpivots(more
oftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Yearly—Repackthefrontcaster-wheelbearings
(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Greasethemowerdeckidler-pulleypivotuntil
greasecomesoutthebottom(Figure39).
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Figure39
4.Greasethedrive-belt-idlerarm(Figure40).
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Figure40
5.Removethedustcapandadjustthecaster
pivots.
Note:Keepthedustcapoffuntilgreasingis
done.
6.Removethehexplug.
7.Threadagreasettingintothehole.
8.Pumpgreaseintothettinguntilitoozesout
aroundthetopbearing.
9.Removethegreasettinginthehole.
10.Installthehexpluganddustcap(Figure41).
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Figure41
11.Greasethecaster-wheelbearings(Figure41).
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