ServicingtheCaster
WheelsandBearings
Thecasterwheelsrotateonarollerbearingsupported
byaspannerbushing.Ifthebearingiskeptwell
lubricated,wearwillbeminimal.Failuretokeepthe
bearingwelllubricatedcausesrapidwear.Awobbly
casterwheelusuallyindicatesawornbearing.
1.Removethelocknutandwheelboltholdingthe
casterwheeltothecasterfork(Figure60).
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Figure60
1.Locknut4.Rollerbearing
2.Bushing
5.Casterwheel
3.Spannerbushing
6.Wheelbolt
2.Remove1bushing,thenpullthespanner
bushingandrollerbearingoutofthewheelhub
(Figure60).
3.Removetheotherbushingfromthewheelhub
andcleananygreaseanddirtfromthewheel
hub(Figure60).
4.Inspecttherollerbearing,bushings,spanner
bushingandtheinsideofthewheelhubforwear.
Note:Replaceanydamagedorwornparts
(Figure60).
5.Place1bushingintothewheelhub(Figure60).
6.Greasetherollerbearingandspannerbushing,
andslidethemintothewheelhub(Figure60).
7.Placethesecondbushingintothewheelhub
(Figure60).
8.Installthecasterwheelintothecasterforkand
secureitwiththewheelboltandlocknut(Figure
60).
9.Tightenthelocknutuntilthespannerbushing
bottomsagainsttheinsideofthecasterforks
(Figure60).
10.Greasethettingonthecasterwheel.
RemovingtheClutchShim
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Whentheclutchbrakehasworntothepointwhere
theclutchnolongerengagesconsistently,youcan
removetheshimtoextendtheclutchlife(Figure61).
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Figure61
1.Armature5.Brakespacer
2.Fieldshell
6.Shim.
3.Rotor7.Brakepole
4.Brake-mountingbolt
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
thePTO,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Usinganaircompressor,blowoutanydebris
underthebrakepoleandaroundthebrake
spacers.
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Figure62
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