Service Manual

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MowerSpindleAssembly(continued)
Note:Brushgreasecompletelyaroundtheoutersealofthebearingbefore
installingthebearingseal.
8.Installthepulleytothespindleshaft.
9.Installthewasherandnut.Torquethetopnutto136-149Nm(105±5ft-lb).
MowerSpindleInstallation
Note:Verifythattheundersideofthedeckiscleanbeforeproceedingwiththe
spindleinstallation.
1.Positionthespindleagainstthedeckandalignthemountingholes.
2.Install6spindlemountingscrews.Torqueto14-19Nm(12±2ft-lb).
Note:Spindlemountingscrewsarethreadforming.Donotreusespindle
mountingscrews.
3.InstalltheBellevillewasherwiththeconcavesidefacingthecuttingblade,
installthebladebolt.Torquethebladeboltto136-149Nm(105±5ft-lb).
4.Installthemowerbelt.MowerBeltReplacement(page6–6)
5.Installthemowerbeltcovers.
6.Connectthebatterybyinstallingthepositivecablerst,thenthenegative
cabletothebattery.
LevelingtheMowerDeck
1.ParkthemachineonaatlevelsurfaceanddisengagethePTO.Stopthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andremovethekey.
2.Disconnectthebatterybyremovingthenegativecablerst,thenthepositive
cablefromthebattery.
3.Checktoensurethatalltiresareproperlyinatedandadjustasnecessary.
4.Positionthemowerdeckinthetransportposition.
5.Rotatethebladessothattheyareparalleltotherearofthedeck.
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Figure66
1.BladesSide-to-Side3.MeasurefromtheTipoftheBladetothe
FlatSurface
2.BladeTip
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