Simplicity 7100 Series Operator's Manual page 17

Normal Care
5
.
Remove wheel and inner bearing.
6. Wash wheel shaft, bearings and internal
part of wheel. Use a solvent and remove
all old grease. Wipe dry.
7. Inspect seal. If seal is damaged, replace
it.
NOTE
Use only a prime quality wheel bear¬
ing grease. Keep grease clean and free
of dirt.
8. Coat seal and spindle with grease.
9
.
Lubricate bearings completely with grease.
Use hand to force grease and fill spaces
between bearing rollers.
10. Install inner bearing, washer and collar.
11. Install outer bearing, washer and collar.
12. Press collar towards tractor and spin
wheel slowly to seat bearing.
13. When wheel and bearings are seated
and against seal, hold eollar and tighten
setscrew securely.
14. Test seating by attempting to wobble
wheel. If wobble is more than just
evident, loosen setscrew and repeat
steps 12, 13 and 14.
15. Replace grease cup and wipe up any
excess grease.
16. Repeat entire procedure for other wheel.
CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID —
SIX SPEED & SEMI-AUTOMATIC
Oil level should be maintained up to the
bottom of the oil level/fill plug (figure 8A).
Fill with multipurpose power train oil.
Figure 8A. Transmission Fiuid Check -
Six Speed and Semi-Automatic
CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID -
HYDROSTATIC
1. The tractor must be on a level surface
and the free wheeling latch (A, figure 9)
must be completely down.
2. Wipe the transmission fill cap (C) and
fill tube (D) clean. Remove the cap (C).
3. Lift and hold the relief valve (E) open.
4. Fluid should be at top of filler pipe. If
not, add multi-purpose power train oil
or Type F automatic transmission fluid.
NOTE
The filter should be replaced every 400
hours of operation. See page 16.
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