Lubricate Grease Fittings; Lubricate Caster Wheel Hubs - Exmark Phazer PHZ19KA343 Operator's Manual

Lubricate Grease Fittings

Note: See chart for service intervals.
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Lubricate fittings with one to two pumps of
NGLI grade #2 multi-purpose gun grease.
Refer to the following chart for fitting locations
and lubrication schedule.
Lubrication Chart
Fitting Initial
Locations Pumps
1
1. Belt
Idlers
2. Deck 1
Pivots
3. Front *0
Caster
Wheel
Bearings
4. Front *0
Caster
Pivots
1
5. Brake
Handle
Pivot
* See step 3 for special lubrication instructions on
the front caster pivots and the Lubricate Caster
Wheel Hubs section for special lubrication
instructions on the front casters wheel hubs.
3. Lubricate front caster pivots once a year. Remove
hex plug and cap. Thread grease zerk in hole and
Number of Service
Places Interval
2
25 Hours
4 40 Hours
2 *Yearly
2
*Yearly
1 160 Hours
pump with grease until it oozes out around top
bearing. Remove grease zerk and thread plug back
in. Place cap back on.

Lubricate Caster Wheel Hubs

Service Interval: Yearly
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
1. Seal guard
2. Remove caster wheel from caster forks.
3. Remove seal guards from the wheel hub.
4. Remove one of the spacer nuts from the axle
assembly in the caster wheel. Note that thread
locking adhesive has been applied to lock the
spacer nuts to the axle. Remove the axle (with
the other spacer nut still assembled to it) from
the wheel assembly.
5. Pry out seals, and inspect bearings for wear or
damage and replace if necessary.
6. Pack the bearings with a NGLI grade #1
multi-purpose grease.
7. Insert one bearing, one new seal into the wheel.
Note: Seals (Exmark P/N 103-0063) must be
replaced.
8. If the axle assembly has had both spacer nuts
removed (or broken loose), apply a thread locking
adhesive to one spacer nut and thread onto the
axle with the wrench flats facing outward. Do
Not thread spacer nut all of the way onto the end
of the axle. Leave approximately 1/8 inch (3 mm)
from the outer surface of the spacer nut to the
end of the axle inside the nut.
25
Maintenance
Figure 9
2. Spacer nut with wrench
flats