Lubricatingthe
Brake-RodBushingsand
Steering-LinkageRodEnds
ServiceInterval:Every160hours
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
thePTO,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Unlatchtheseatlatchandtilttheseatup;refer
toUnlatchingtheSeat(page19).
4.Lubricatethebronzebushingsoneachendof
thebrakerodshaftwithaspraytypelubricant
oralightoil.
Note:Thebushingsarelocatedtotheinside
oftheangebearings.
5.Lubricateeachendofbothsteeringlinkagerods
withaspraylubricantoralightoil.
ChangingtheGearboxOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours—Change
theoilinall3gearboxhousingsand
addoilasneeded.
Every100hours—Checktheoilinall3gearbox
housingsandaddoilasneeded.
Every2,000hours—Changetheoilinall3
gearboxhousingsandaddoilasneeded.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
thePTO,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetheguardtoaccessthegearbox
(Figure34)
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Figure34
1.Gearbox3.Bolt(3)
2.Guard
4.Removethebladesthatareattachedtothe
gearbox;refertoRemovingtheBlades(page
58).
5.Removethegearboxanddrive-shaftassembly
fromthemowerdeck.Retainthehardwarefor
uselater.
6.Removethelargeoildrainplugonthefrontof
eachofthe3gearboxsectionsanddraintheoil
(Figure35).
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Figure35
1.Smallmagneticplugs
(frontandback)
3.Smallmagneticplug(front
only)
2.Largeoildrain/llplug
7.Removethesmallmagneticplugsandwipe
awayanymaterialaccumulatedontheplugs.
8.ApplyaTeon
®
pipesealanttoallsmallmagnetic
plugsandinstallthemintothegearbox.
9.Installthegearboxanddrive-shaftassemblyto
themowerdeck.
10.FillthegearboxwithMobil
®
SHC(synthetic)
75W-90gearlubeoiluntillevelwithoildrain/ll
plug.
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