General Recommendations; Lubrication - Craftsman 536.7975 Owner's Manual

Fill in dates as you com-
plete regular service
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Tighten All Screws and Nuts
Lubricate Transmission
Lubricale Tine Shaft
Clean and Re-Oii Air Cleaner Fifter
Check Spark Plug
Cyfinder Exhaust Ports
Drain Fuel
Before After
Each first 2
Use Hours
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SCHEDULE
ILITIES
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SERVICE DATES
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Every Every Before Before
25 75 Storage Each
Hours Hours Season
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The warranty on this mini tiller/cultivator does not cover
items that have been subjected to operator abuse or
negligence To receive full value from the warranty, the
operator must maintain the mini tiller/cultivator as in-
structed in this manual. The following Service Recom-
mendations Chart is provided to assist the operator in
properly maintaining the mini tiller/cultivator
LUBRiCATiON
Every 25 hours and/or at the beginning of each season,
the gear box should be filled with lubricant, Tubesofgear
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 before storage and after clean-
ing, if the mini tiller/cultivator is flushed with water The
following illustration is provided to assist the operator in
properly maintaining the mini tiller/cultivator
CAUTION: ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION
TO COOL BEFORE FILLING WITH
GREASE,
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Check the condition of the felt washer in the side of l he
transmission at lhe line shaft (see Fig 9) Replace the
felt washer if it is damaged (see Repair Parts section
in this manual)
TRANSMISSION
FELT WASHER
AIR VENT SCREW
GREASE
FITTING
(Lubricate the
gear box with
lubdplate
630AA or
Lubrlplate
GR-132
TINE SHAFT
line
before
storage and
after
cleaning, if
the mini titler/
cultivator ts
flushed with
iter)
VIEW OF LEFT SIDE WITH TINES REMOVED
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FIG,. 9
@ Remove both left side tines (see Adjustments/ Re-
pairs section) in this manual..
O Remove the air vent screw (see Fig 9) fromthe top left
side of the transmission.
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Using a grease gun, fill the transmission through the
grease fitting until the new grease begins to come out
of the air vent screw hole
O Clean line shaft, spread a few drops of oil on shalt in
tine replacement areas Reinstall the tines
O Remove the right side tines Checkthefeltwasherfor
damage, clean and oil the tine shaft Reinstall the
tines.
O Reinstallthe air vent screw.
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