Service Manual

Mid-Size Walk Behind Service Manual 7 - 27
MOWER DECKS
3. Remove the other bushing from the wheel hub
and clean any grease and dirt from the wheel hub
(Figure 206).
4. Inspect the roller bearing, bushings, spanner
bushing and inside of the wheel hub for wear.
Replace any defective or worn parts (Figure 206).
Figure 206
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5. To assemble, place one (1) bushing into the wheel
hub. Grease the roller bearing and spanner
bushing and slide them into the wheel hub. Place
the second bushing into the wheel hub (Figure
206).
6. Install the castor wheel into the castor fork and
secure with the wheel bolt and locknut. Tighten
the locknut until the spanner bushing bottoms
against the inside of the castor forks (Figure 206).
7. Grease the fitting on the castor wheel.
Replacing the Grass Deflector (All
Models)
Remove the locknut, bolt, spring and spacer holding
the deflector to the pivot brackets (Fig. 67). Remove
grass deflector.
Figure 207
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(1) Locknut
(2) Wheel bolt
(3) Bushing
(4) Spanner bushing
(5) Roller bearing
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
lawn mower to throw objects in the operator’s or
bystander’s direction and result in serious injury.
Also, contact with the blade could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you install a
cover plate, a mulch plate, or a grass chute and
catcher.
(1) Locknut
(2) Spring
(3) Spacer
(4) Wheel bolt
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