Exmark CD42CD, Cd42cd, Cd48cd manual Grease Fitting Lubrication Chart, Service Interval Once Yearly

GREASE FITTING LUBRICATION CHART

	FITTING	INITIAL	NO. of	SERVICE
	LOCATIONS	PUMPS	PLACES	INTERVAL
1.	Drive Shaft	1	3	40 hours
2.	Front Caster Wheel Hub	1	2	8 hours
3.	Deck Flip-Up	1	4	100 hours
4.	Push Arm Tubes	1	2	100 hours
5.	Caster Pivots	*0	3	*yearly

∗ See Section 4.2.5 c) for special lubrication instructions on the front caster pivots and Section 5.2.6 for special lubrication instructions on the rear caster wheel hub.

c)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.

4.2.6Lubricate caster wheel hub:

Service Interval: Once Yearly

a)Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove key.

b)Remove caster wheel from caster forks.

c)Remove seal guards from the wheel hub.

d) 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 spacer nuts to the axle.
Remove the axle (with the other spacer
nut still assembled to it) from the wheel	FIGURE 8
assembly.	CASTER WHEEL ASSEMBLY

e)Pry out seals, and inspect bearings for wear or damage and replace if necessary.

f)Pack the bearings with a NGLI grade #1 multi-purpose grease.

g)Insert (1) bearing, (1) new seal into the wheel.

NOTE: Seals (Exmark PN 103-0063) must be replaced.

h)If the axle assembly has had both spacer nuts removed (or broken loose), apply a thread locking adhesive to (1) spacer nut and thread onto the axle with the wrench flats facing outward. Do not thread spacer nut all of the way onto the end of the axle. Leave approximately 1/8” (3 mm) from the outer surface of the spacer nut to the end of the axle inside the nut.

i)Insert the assembled nut and axle into the wheel on the side of the wheel with the new seal and bearing.

j)With the open end of the wheel facing up, fill the area inside the wheel around the axle full of NGLI grade #1 multi-purpose grease.

k)Insert the second bearing and new seal into the wheel.

l)Apply a thread locking adhesive to the 2nd spacer nut and thread onto the axle with the wrench flats facing outward.

m)Torque the nut to 75-80 in-lbs. (8-9 N-m), loosen, then re-torque to 20-25 in-lbs. (2-3 N-m). Make sure axle does not extend beyond either nut.

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