Toro Groundsmaster 455-D Service Manual page 191

Adjusting Rear Wheel Bearings
1. Remove dust cap from end of wheel spindle. Remove
cotter pin retaining slotted nut in place.
2. Rotate the wheel by hand and tighten the slotted nut
until the bearing binds SLIGHTLY. Then, loosen the nut
until the nearest slot and hole in the spindle line up.
Reinstall the cotter pin to retain the slotted nut in place.
1
NOTE: The correct end play of the adjusted assembly
is 0.002 - 0.005 inches.
3. Remove jack stands or blocks and lower machine to
floor.
Figure 16
4. Put a coating of grease on the inside of the dust cap.
Install dust cap on end of wheel spindle.
1. Cotter pin and slotted nut
®
Groundsmaster 455-D Page 6 - 9 Repairs