MAINTENANCE
The bearings in the sweeper have been prelubricated at the factory. It is recommended that a few drops of light oil be added to the brush shaft bearings twice a year. The wheels should be removed to clean gears every two years. After cleaning, apply an even coat of light grease. See fi gures 11 and 12.
NOTE:
To remove the wheel, pop off hub cap with a screw driver and remove retaining "E" ring and fl at washer.
WHEEL GEARS/PAWL SERVICE
MPORTANT: Do not remove both wheels at the same time to avoid mixing parts. (The R.H. and L.H. ratchet gears are not interchangeable.) Make notes on the position of washers and snap rings during disassembly.
1.Remove only one wheel from the sweeper.
2.Remove the retaining rings and washers which hold the ratchet gear onto the brush shaft.
3.Remove the gear by sliding it off the brush shaft. (Look for the drive pin, which may fall out of the brush shaft when the ratchet gear is removed.
4.To reassemble, insert the drive pin through the hole near the end of the brush shaft. Make sure the pin slides back and forth easily in the shaft
5.Lightly grease the shaft and fi ll the ratchet gear with grease. Assemble the ratchet gear back onto the shaft.
6.Lightly grease the axle and the gear teeth on the wheel and then reassemble the wheel. The brushes should rotate only during forward movement. If the brushes rotate by both forward and reverse movement, the drive pin is jamming in the ratchet gear. Dissamble clean and lubricate the drive pin and ratchet gear and then reassmble wheel.
7.Remove opposite wheel and repeat steps
BRUSH REPLACEMENT
1.Remove the hopper bag from lawnsweeper.
2.Brush replacement should be done one brush at a time.
3.Tip the sweeper forward on housing for ease of brush replacement. Do not remove hex bolt from double brush retainers through brush shaft.
4.Loosen hex bolts and hex lock nuts from single brush retainers. See fi gure 12. Slide brush out of retainers, making not of
5.Install new brush , making su re
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