Groundsmaster 4300--DCutting Decks Page 7 -- 16
Front Roller Service
Disassembly (Fig. 17)
1. Park machine on a level s urface, lower cutting
decks, stop engine, engage parking brake and remove
key from the ignition switch.
2. Remove front roller mounting bolt.
3. Remove front rollerassembly and spacer fromdeck
frame.
4. To remove bearings and bearing spacer from front
roller:
A. Insertpunchthroughendofrolleranddriveoppo-
sitebearingoutbyalternatingtapstooppositesideof
innerbearingrace.Thereshouldbealipofinnerrace
exposed for this process.
B. Remove bearing s pacer. Remove second bear-
ing from roller using a press.
C. Discard bearings after r emoval.
5. Inspect roller housing and bearing spacer for dam-
age or wear. Replace components as needed.
Assembly (Fig. 17)
1. Install new bearings and bearing spacer into front
roller:
A. Press firstbearingintoroller.Presson outerrace
only or equally on inner and outer races.
B. Insert bearing spacer.
C. Presssecondbearinginto rollerpressingequally
oninnerandouterracesuntiltheinnerracecomesin
contact with the bearing spacer.
2. Install front roller assembly and spacer to deck
frame.
3. Insert mounting bolt andtorque to 65 to 95 ft--lb (89
to 128 N--m).
1. Mounting bolt
2. Bearing
3. Bearing spacer
4. Front roller
5. Spacer
6. Deck frame
Figure 17
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65 to 95 ft--lb
(89 to 128 N--m)
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