Checking the Wheel-Hub
Slotted Nut
Service Interval: After the first 100 hours
Every 500 hours
Check and ensure that the torque of the slotted nut is
286 to 352 N∙m (211 to 260 ft-lb).
Note:
Do not use anti-seize compound on wheel hub.
Figure 65
1. Slotted nut
Adjusting the Caster-Pivot
Bearing
Service Interval: Every 500 hours/Yearly (whichever
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PTO), and engage the
parking brake.
2.
Shut off 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
the locknut
4.
Tighten the locknut until the spring washers are
flat, and then back off a 1/4 turn to properly set
the preload on the bearings
Important:
washers are installed correctly as shown in
Figure
66.
5.
Install the dust cap
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1. Spring washers
2. Locknut
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comes first)
(Figure
66).
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Make sure that the spring
(Figure
66).
Figure 66
3. Dust cap
66).
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