Greasing The Mower; Lubricating The Caster Wheel Hubs - Toro 74142TE Operator's Manual

Greasing the Mower

Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Grease the mower deck
idler arm.
Yearly—Grease the front caster pivots (more often in
dirty or dusty conditions).
1. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move the
motion-control levers to the neutral-locked position,
and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Remove the sheet-metal guard. Refer to
Sheet-Metal Guard (page
4. Grease the mower deck idler pulley pivot until grease
come out the bottom
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5. Remove the dust cap and adjust the caster pivots.
Keep the dust cap off until greasing is done. Refer to
Adjusting the Caster Pivot Bearing (page
6. Remove the hex plug. Thread a grease zerk into the
hole.
7. Pump grease into the zerk until it oozes out around
the top bearing.
8. Remove the grease zerk in the hole. Install the hex plug
and dust cap (Figure
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9. Install the sheet-metal guard. Refer to
Sheet-Metal Guard (page
Lubricating the Caster Wheel
Hubs
Service Interval: Yearly
1. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove the key. Engage the parking brake.
1. Seal guard
2. Raise the front of the machine up and support it with
jack stands.
3. Remove the caster wheel from the caster forks.
4. Remove the seal guards from the wheel hub.
5. Remove 1 of the spacer nuts from the axle assembly in
the caster wheel. Note that thread locking adhesive
has been applied to lock the spacer nuts to the axle.
Remove the axle (with the other spacer nut still
assembled to it) from the wheel assembly.
6. Pry out the seals, and inspect the bearings for wear or
damage and replace if necessary.
7. Pack the bearings with a general-purpose grease.
8. Insert 1 bearing and 1 new seal into the wheel.
Note: The seals must be replaced.
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2. Spacer nut with wrench
flats