Lubricate Grease Fittings

Maintenance

5.Remove small magnetic plugs and wipe away any material accumulated on the plugs.

6.Apply a Teflon pipe sealant to all small magnetic plugs and re-install into the gearbox.

7.Re-install the gearbox and drive shaft assembly to the mower deck.

8.Fill gearbox with Mobil SHC (synthetic) 75W-90 gear lube oil until level with oil drain/fill plug. Each of the gearbox sections must be filled separately.

Note: Mower deck should remain level to the ground when filling gearbox with oil. Do Not fill gearbox with deck raised in the service position.

9.Apply a Teflon pipe sealant to the 3 large oil plugs and re-install into the gearbox.

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 NGLI grade #2 multi-purpose gun grease.

Refer to the following chart for fitting locations and lubrication schedule.

Lubrication Chart

Fitting	Initial	Number of	Service
Locations	Pumps	Places	Interval
1. Drive	1	3	40 Hours
Shaft
2. Front	1	2	8 Hours
Caster
Wheel Hub
3. Deck	1	4	100 Hours
Flip-Up
4. Push	1	2	100 Hours
Arm Tubes
5. Front	*0	2	*Yearly
Caster
Pivots

*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 caster pivots once a year. Remove hex plug and cap. Thread grease zerk in hole and 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.

	Figure 14
1. Seal guard	2. Spacer nut with wrench
	flats

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