Checking The Wheel Hub Slotted Nut; Adjusting The Caster Pivot Bearing; Servicing The Gear Box - Toro 74266 Operator's Manual

Checking the Wheel Hub
Slotted Nut
Service Interval: After the first 100 hours—Check the wheel
hub slotted nut.
Every 500 hours—Check the wheel hub slotted nut.
Torque the slottled nut to 286-352 N-m (211-260 ft-lb).
Note: Do not use anti-seize on the wheel hub.
Adjusting the Caster Pivot
Bearing
Service Interval: Every 500 hours (or yearly, which ever
comes first).
1. Disengage the 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 dust cap from caster and tighten lock nut
(Figure 55).
4. Tighten the locknut until the spring washers are flat and
then back off a 1/4 turn to properly set the pre-load on
the bearings (Figure 55).
Important: Make sure spring washers are
installed correctly as shown in Figure 55.
5. Install the dust cap (Figure 55).
1. Spring Washers
2. Lock Nut
Figure 55
3. Dust Cap

Servicing the Gear Box

Checking the Gear Box Oil Level
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
Use SAE 75W–90 Synthetic Gear Lube.
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control levers to
the neutral locked position and set the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
4. Remove the side or rear plug on the gear box.
(Figure 56).
5. The oil should be up to the opening of the gear box.
6. Add oil if needed to bring it to the correct level.
1. Gear box
2. Side plug
Changing the Gear Box Oil
Service Interval: After the first 100 hours
Yearly
Contact an Authorized Service Dealer to change the gear box
oil.
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Figure 56
3. Pulley
4. Rear plug