Servicing The Front Bushings In The Castor Arms - Toro Groundsmaster 200 Series Operator's Manual

3. Remove the carriage bolts and flange nuts securing the
gear box plate to the deck. Lift the gear box plate and
gear box off of the deck and lay it on top of the deck.
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Figure 30
1. Gear box plate
4. Remove the old belt from around the spindle pulleys
and idler pulley.
5. Route the new belt around the spindle pulleys and idler
pulley assembly, as shown in Figure 31.
Figure 31
6. Reposition the gear box plate on the deck while routing
the belt around the gear box pulley. Mount the gear box
plate to the deck with the carriage bolts and flange nuts
previously removed.
7. Using approximately 50 lb. (222 N) of force, slide the
idler pulley against the belt (Fig. 29).
8. Hold the pulley in position and tighten the nut.
9. Install the belt covers.
2. Capscrews and nuts
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Servicing the Front Bushings
in the Castor Arms
The castor arms have bushings pressed into the top and
bottom of the tube, and after many hours of operation, the
bushings will wear. To check the bushings, move the castor
fork back and forth and from side to side. If the castor
spindle is loose inside the bushings, the bushings are worn
and must be replaced.
1. Raise the cutting unit so that the wheels are off of the
floor and block it so that it cannot accidentally fall.
2. Remove the tensioning cap, spacer(s), and thrust washer
from the top of the castor spindle.
3. Pull the castor spindle out of the mounting tube. Allow
the thrust washer and spacer(s) to remain on the bottom
of the spindle.
4. Insert a pin punch into the top or bottom of the
mounting tube and drive the bushing out of the tube.
Also drive the other bushing out of the tube (Fig. 32).
Clean the inside of the tubes to remove dirt.
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Figure 32
1. Front castor arm tube
5. Apply grease to the inside and outside of the new
bushings. Using a hammer and flat plate, drive the
bushings into the mounting tube.
6. Inspect the castor spindle for wear and replace it if it is
damaged.
7. Push the castor spindle through the bushings and
mounting tube. Slide the thrust washer and spacer(s)
onto the spindle. Install the tensioning cap on the castor
spindle to retain all of the parts in place.
2. Bushings