Craftsman 88998 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Pivot Points & Linkage
Lubricateall thepivotpointson thedrivesystemandlift linkageat
leastoncea seasonwith lightoil.
Rear Wheels
Therearwheelsshouldbe removedfromtheaxlesoncea season.
Lubricatetheaxlesandrimhubswellwithanall-purposegrease
beforereinstallingthem.
Front Wheels
Eachofthefrontwheelaxlesandcastersisequippedwitha grease
fitting.SeeFigure18.Lubricatewitha No.2 multi-purposegrease
appliedwitha greasegunafterevery50 hoursofmoweroperation.
BLADE TIMING BELT
Thecuttingdeckspindlesaredrivenbya timing(cogged)belt,
assuringthatthedeckbladesarealwaysperpendiculartoeachother.
Atleastoncea season,or afterstrikinganyforeignobject,checkthe
timingbeltasfollows:
1. Removethebeltcoverby removingthe threescrewsandwashers
whichsecureittotheframe.SeeFigure20.
Donotoperatemowerwithoutthebeltcoverinstalled.Failuretofol-
lowthisinstructioncouldresultin personalinjuryor propertydamage.
Figure18
Deck Spindles
Greasefittingscanbe foundon eachdeckspindle.SeeFigure19.
Lubricatewith251HEPgreaseoran equivalentNo.2 multi-purpose
lithiumgrease.Usinga greasegun,applytwostrokes(minimum)or
sufficientgreasetothespindleshaft.
Figure20
Thetopofeachspindlepulleyis markedwithanarrow.See
Figure21.Thearrowsshouldbe perpendicular(ata 90°angle)to
eachother.
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Figure21
Figure19
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