3.Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestartingthese
instructions.
4.Raisethedecktothetransportposition.Liftthe
frontofthemachineandsupportusingjackstands
orequivalentsupport.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerdeckforserviceor
maintenancerelyingsolelyonmechanical
orhydraulicjackscouldbedangerous.The
mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmaynotbe
enoughsupportormaymalfunctionallowing
themachinetofall,whichcouldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstandsor
equivalentsupport.
5.Removeandretainthebeltguardsandthehardware.
6.Carefullyremovetheblade.Wrapthebladeorwear
glovesandusecautionwhenservicingthem.Inspect
bladeandsharpenorreplaceasrequired.
7.Removeandretainthepulley.
8.Removetheexistingspindlehousing.Retainall
hardwareandspindleasshownin
Figure1.Discard
theexistingwasherandbearingshieldshownin
Figure1.
9.Installthespindlehousingprovidedinthiskitonto
themowerdeckandtightenthescrewsto200-250
in-lb(23-28N-m)(
Figure1).
10.Applyfoodgradeanti-seeze(i.e.Mobil®HTS
grease)betweenthespindleandbearings.Donot
useacopperornickelbasedanti-seeze.
11.Installthespindle,newwasher,pulleyandspindle
nut.Torquethespindleto75-85ft-lb(102-115N-m).
12.Applylubricanttothethreadsofthebladeboltas
neededtopreventseizing.Copperbasedanti-seize
ispreferable.Greaseisanacceptablesubstitute.
Reinstallthebladeandsheaveasshownin
Figure1.
RefertotheOperator’sManualformoreinformation
onbladeinstallation.
13.Installthebeltguards.
14.Removethejackstandsandlowerthemachine.
Figure1
1.Spindlenut—torqueto
75-85ft-lb(102-115N-m)
6.Spindle—lubricatewith
foodgradeanti-seeze(i.e.
Mobil®HTSgrease)
2.Pulley7.Blade
3.Newatwasher
8.Bladebolt—torqueto
32-42ft-lb(43-57N-m)
4.Spindlehousingbolt—
torqueto200-250in-lb
(23-28N-m)
9.Hexdrivewasher
5.Spindlehousing
10.Removeexistingwasher
andbearingshield
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