Operator's Manual

Figure49
1.Nut
6.Spacer
2.Bearingspacer
7.Casterwheel
3.Outerbearingseal
8.Axlebolt
4.Conebearing9.Casterfork
5.Innerbearingseal
3.Graspthecastorwheelandslidetheboltoutofthe
forkorpivotarm.
4.Discardtheoldcasterwheelandbearings.
5.Assemblethecastorwheelbypushingthecone
bearingsandseals,packedwithgrease,intothewheel
hub,positionedasshowninFigure49.
6.Slidethespacerintothewheelhubthroughthe
bearings,captivatingthespacerinsidethewheelhub
with2bearingspacers.
Important:Ensurethattheseallipsarenot
foldedin.
7.Installthecastorwheelassemblybetweenthecastor
forkandsecureitinplacewiththeboltandlocknut.
8.Tightenthenutuntilthewheelnolongerspinsfreely,
thenbackitoffjustuntilthewheelspinsfreely.
9.Attachagreaseguntothegreasettingonthecaster
wheelandllitwithNo.2GeneralPurposeLithium
BaseGrease.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantor
touchinghotradiatorandsurroundingparts
cancausesevereburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Alwaysallowtheengineto
coolatleast15minutesoruntiltheradiator
capiscoolenoughtotouchwithoutburning
yourhandbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
•Donottouchradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
Therotatingfananddrivebeltcancause
personalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignition
keybeforeperformingmaintenance.
Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionof
waterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.Check
thelevelofthecoolantintheexpansiontankatthe
beginningofeachdaybeforestartingtheengine.The
capacityofthecoolingsystemis6quarts(7.5l).
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