Land Pride AFM4016 Table of Contents, Troubleshooting, Problem, Cause, Solution, Oil seal leaking

Table of Contents

Section 8: Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause	Solution
Oil seal leaking	Gearbox overfilled	Drain to level fill hole
	Seals damaged	Replace seals
	Grass or wire wrapped on shaft in	Clean off wrapped material and check seal areas daily
	seal area
Driveline yoke or cross	Shock load	Avoid hitting solid objects
failing
	Bottoming out	Shorten driveline profiles
	Front constant velocity driveline	Be sure constant velocity joint is to tractor PTO output
	mounted wrong	shaft
	Folding mower with drive engaged	Never fold mower decks with PTO engaged
	Needs lubrication	Lubricate every 25 hours
Bent driveline (NOTE:	Contacting drawbar	Reposition drawbar
driveline should be
repaired or replaced if
	Bottoming out	Shorten driveline profiles
bent)
Driveline telescoping	Shock load	Avoid hitting solid objects
profile failing
Driveline telescoping	Needs lubrication	Lubricate every 50 hours
profile wearing
Unable to turn sharply	Front constant velocity driveline	Be sure constant velocity joint is attached to tractor PTO
with mower engaged	mounted wrong	output shaft
Blades wearing	Cutting on sandy ground	Raise cutting height. Change to low lift blades
excessively
	Contacting ground frequently	Raise cutting height
Blades breaking	Hitting solid objects	Avoid solid objects
Excessive vibration	Driveline bent	Replace bent drivelines
	Blade broken or bent	Replace blade
	Cross not centered with yoke	Disassemble and inspect for incorrectly located needles
		or damaged bearing cap
	Debris in sheaves or on mower deck	Remove belt guard shield and clean debris from belt area
		and sheaves
	Sheaves damaged or out of	Replace sheaves or align
	alignment
	Drive belt damaged	Replace drive belt - check for belt contacting deck
		component.
	Inadequate clearance between belt	Remove belt guard shields & clean debris from belt area
	guard shields & belt	& sheaves

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