Servicing The Gear Box - Toro 74253 Operator's Manual

2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Remove the dust cap from caster and tighten lock
nut (Figure 49).
4. Tighten the locknut until the spring washers are flat
and then back off a 1/4 turn to properly set the
pre-load on the bearings (Figure 49).
Important: Make sure spring washers are
installed correctly as shown in Figure 49.
5. Install the dust cap (Figure 49).
1. Spring Washers
2. Lock Nut

Servicing the Gear Box

Checking the Gear Box Oil Level
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
Yearly
Use SAE 75W–90 Synthetic Gear Lube.
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control levers
to the neutral locked position and set the parking
brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
4. Loosen the lug nuts on the right rear wheel.
5. Raise rear of the machine so the right rear wheel is
off the ground and support the machine with jack
stands.
Figure 49
3. Dust Cap
6. Remove the right rear wheel from the machine.
7. Locate the hole in the frame and remove the side
plug in the gear box. (Figure 50).
8. The oil needs be up to the opening of the gear box
hole.
9. Add oil if needed to bring it to the correct level.
1. Right rear wheel
2. Lug nuts
Changing the Gear Box Oil
Service Interval: After the first 100 hours
Contact an Authorized Service Dealer to change the
gear box oil.
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Figure 50
3. Jack stand
4. Hole in the side of frame
to access the side plug