Maintenance Schedule; Lubrication; Customer Responsibilities; General Recommendations - Craftsman 536.797502 Operating Instructions Manual

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
SERVICE
RECORDS
Fill in dates as
you complete
regular service
Tighten"AII Screwsand Nuts V'_ p_'
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Lubricate Tine Shaft
Lubricate Transmission
Check Spark Plug
Clean and Re-OilAirCleaner FiI[er
Drain Fuel
SCHEDULE
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SERVICE
DATES
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The warranty on this cultivator/tiller not
cover items that have been subjected to op-
erator abuse or negligence. To receive full
value from the warranty, the operator must
maintain the cultivator/tiller as instructed in
this manual. The above chart is provided to
assist the operator in properly maintaining
the cultivator/tiller.
LUBRICATION
Every' 25 hours and/or at the beginning of
each season, the gear box should be filled
with lubricant. Tubes of gear lubricant are
available from most automotive supply
stores. Use portable tool grease such as
Lubriplate 630AA (Product No. 06787, 1 _3/4
oz. tube) or Lubriplate GR-132 (Product No.
15892, 10 oz. tube). The tine shaft should
have oil applied to it before storage and af-
ter it is cleaned by flushing it with water.
The illustration to the right is provided to as-
sist the operator in properly maintaining the
cultivator.
\ CAUTION: Allow the transmission to
cool before filling with grease.
• Remove both left side tines. See Service
and Adjustments section in this manual
• Remove the air vent screw from the top
left side of the transmission.
Using a grease gun, fill the transmission
through the grease fitting until the neJN
grease begins to come out of the air vent
screw hole.
• Reinstall the air vent screw.
• Check the condition of the felt washer in
the side of the transmission at the tine
shaft. Replace the felt washer if it is
damaged (see Repair Parts section in
this manual).
, Clean tine shaft and spread a few drops
of oil on shaft in fine replacement areas.
Reinstall the tines.
- Remove the right side tines. Check the
felt washer for damage, clean and oil the
tine shaft. Reinstall the tines.
Transm{ssion
Air Vent Felt Washer
Grease
fitting
(Lubricate
the gear
box with
lubri
Lubriplate
GR-132
(Oil the tine
shaft before storage and
after cleaning, if the
cultivatorltiller is flushed
with water)
View of Left Side With Tines Removed
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