Maintenance Instructions

REPLACING/REPAIRING

4.Remove the blower assembly from the chassis as follows:

a.Remove the blower skid bar by removing front and rear mounting bolts from the skid bar (underneath the blower) and removing the bolt connecting the blower housing to the skid bar.

b.Remove the blower belt tightener idler arm assembly by removing the pivot bolt.

c.Remove two (2) bolts mounting the blower housing to the frame.

d.Lower the blower assembly straight down out of the chassis frame and remove.

Blower Wheel Removal

When required, replace the blower wheel using the following procedure:

1.Loosen blower pulley set screws and remove the pulley using a wheel puller.

2.Remove the locking collar from the back bear- ing (closest to the pulley) by loosening the set screw and rotating the collar counterclockwise (use punch to drive).

3.Press blower wheel out of the housing using a wheel puller hooked to lugs on the bearing hous-

ing. The bearings have been secured in the housing with a retaining compound - Loctite® RC/680, and considerable force will be re- quired to break this bond. After the bearings have “broken loose” from the housing, only light pressure should be required to remove the wheel assembly out of the housing.

NOTE: It may or may not be possible to remove the front bearing from the blower wheel without damaging it. If the bearing is damaged, it will need to be replaced along with the wheel.

Wheel Puller

Hooked to Lugs

on Bearing Housing

Pressing Blower Wheel Out of Housing

Blower Wheel Installation

1.To install the blower wheel, reverse the remov- al procedures. The front bearing is mounted on the blower wheel shaft, secured by a locking collar. Drive the locking collar clockwise with a punch, and tighten the set screw.

2.Press blower wheel and front bearing into the blower housing. Use Loctite®RC/680 retaining compound on the outer bearing race and inside the bearing housing.

3.Press the rear bearing into place, using Loctite® on both the outer bearing race and the housing.

4.Install the locking collar on the rear bearing and install the blower pulley to complete the blower

assembly. Torque the blower pulley set screws to 250 in-lb (28.3 N⋅m).

GHS Blower Assembly Installation

Reinstall the blower assembly into the mower using the reverse procedures of GHS Blower Assembly Removal.

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