(Photo 7/5) Tighten
drag
bar
to tiller.
(Photo 7/4) Tighten Forward/Reverse Lever.
Finally,
occasionally
check
the
nuts
and
bolts
that
fasten the tines. Make sure
they
are
tight.
On
occasion, remove
the
tine
holder
on
the
left side so
that
you can reach
the
tiller
hous-
ing
cover
(part
#1023) and
check
the five
socket
head screws
holding
that
cover
in
place-see
Photo 7/9.
You especially
should
make certain
that
those five
socket
head screws are
tight
and
that
the cover is snug and
shows
no
sign
of
any
ap-
preciable oil leak. A small
amount
of
"wetness"
with
oil at
that
point
on
the
cover
is
nothing
to
get excited about. A
genuine
loss
of
oil
should
receive attention at once.
It
is
also a
good
idea
to
check
the
reverse
fi-
ber
disc
(part #1072) and make sure
that
the
mounting
bolt
attaching
it
to
the
pulley
is
firmly
threaded
in-see
Photo 7/10.
CHECK
THE
PARTS FOR WEAR
The
following
parts
should
be
checked
regu-
larly
to
determine
if
there is
any
adverse wear
tn
the first few hours
of
operation. Thereafter,
they
should be checked regUlarly
to
make sure
that
they
have
not
worn
out.
Check
for
wear
of
belts (see Page 93), the reverse
disc
(see page
104), the drag bar
for
the
depth
regulator,
til-
ler tines (see Photo 7/11), and oil seals
Fairly frequently,
check
the
two
bolts
and
nuts
that
you
use
to
fasten
the
Forward/Reverse
Lever (part #1134)
to
your
tiller-see
Photo
7/4.
Make sure
that
they
hold
without
any
wobble
of
the lever, but
don't
over-tighten
and break the
bolts. Also,
check
the
linkage
to
the
yoke
(part
# 1037) and the wheel speed
shift
lever (part
# 1230).
Check
the bolts fastening
the
drag
bar (part
#4763)
to
the
tiller
and
to
the
depth
regulator-
see Photo 7/5 and 7/6.
Check
the
bolts
and nuts
fastening the
front
and
the
rear
hood
bracket,
see Photo 7/7
In the Spring and Fall, at least,
check
the end
cap bolts
under
the rear
hood
bracket-see
Photo 7/8. And,
check
the
3 hex
flange
bolts
for
tightness. Look
for
evidence
of
oil seepage be-
tween the end cap and the
transmission
tube.
This will indicate
that
the
shaft
might
need
to
be
shimmed
or
that
the 3 bolts have been loose.
You can visually
check
for
this
condition
by
tilting
the
tiller
forward
and
looking
closely
for
wetness
of
oil
that
would
attract
dirt. As
long
as
it looks like a
tight
fit and
you
see
no
oil,
you
can
be fairly sure
things
are O.K. back there.
(Photo 7/6)
Tighten
drag
bar
and
depth regulator.
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