Operator's Manual

LubricatingtheBrake-Rod
BushingsandSteering-Linkage
RodEnds
ServiceInterval:Every160hours
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,removethekey,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Unhooktheseatlatchandtilttheseatup.
3.Lubricatethebronzebushingsoneachendof
thebrakerodshaftwithaspraytypelubricant
oralightoil.
Note:Thebushingsarelocatedtotheinside
oftheangebearings.
4.Lubricateeachendofbothsteeringlinkagerods
withaspraylubricantoralightoil.
ChangingtheGearboxOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours—Change
theoilinall3gearboxhousingsand
addoilasneeded.
Every100hours—Checktheoilinall3gearbox
housingsandaddoilasneeded.
Every2,000hours
1.Placethemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,removethekey,andengagetheparking
brake.
3.Removetheguardtoaccessthegearbox
(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Gearbox3.Guardbolts
2.Gearboxguard
4.Removethebladesthatareattachedtothe
gearbox;refertoRemovingtheBlades(page
56).
5.Removethegearboxanddrive-shaftassembly
fromthemowerdeck.Retainthehardwarefor
uselater.
6.Removethelargeoildrainplugonthefrontof
eachofthe3gearboxsectionsanddraintheoil
(Figure30).
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Figure30
1.Smallmagneticplugs
(frontandback)
3.Smallmagneticplug(front
only)
2.Largeoildrain/llplug
7.Removethesmallmagneticplugsandwipe
awayanymaterialaccumulatedontheplugs.
8.ApplyaTeon
®
pipesealanttoallsmallmagnetic
plugsandinstallthemintothegearbox.
9.Installthegearboxanddrive-shaftassemblyto
themowerdeck.
10.FillthegearboxwithMobil
®
SHC(synthetic)
75W-90gearlubeoiluntillevelwithoildrain/ll
plug.
Note:Eachofthegearboxsectionsmustbe
lledseparately.
Note:Keepthemowerdeckleveltotheground
whenllingthegearboxwithoil.Donotll
thegearboxwiththemowerdeckraisedinthe
serviceposition.
11.ApplyaTeonpipesealanttothe3largeoil
plugsandinstallthemintothegearbox.
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