Servicing Front Bushings In Castor Forks - Toro 30373 Operator's Manual

Servicing Front Bushings In
Castor Forks
The castor forks have bushings pressed into the top and
bottom of the casting and after many hours of operation,
the bushings will wear. To check the bushings, move
castor fork back and forth and from side to side. If castor
spindle is loose around the bushings, bushings are worn
and must be replaced.
1. Start tractor and raise deck to highest possible position
and turn off engine.
2. Remove front snapper pins from castor arms and slide
castor wheel assembly out of castor arm tube.
3. Remove locknut from capscrew holding castor wheel
assembly between castor fork (Fig. 29). Grasp castor
wheel and slide capscrew out of fork.
4. Remove retaining ring, washer and wavey washer
securing castor shaft to castor fork. Remove shaft from
fork.
5. Insert pin punch into top or bottom of castor fork and
drive bushing out of fork. Repeat for other bushing.
Clean inside of forks to remove dirt.
6. Apply grease to inside and outside of new bushings.
Using a hammer and flat plate, drive bushings into
fork.
7. Inspect castor shaft and fork for wear and replace if
damaged.
8. Push castor shaft through bushings and fork and secure
with wavey washer, washer and retaining ring.
9. Insert snapper pin into castor arm and through groove
in castor shaft at desired height-of-cut.
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