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5. Changing the Spindle
Assembly
a. Remove the deck
cover.
b. Remove the drive
belts. (See 4. Chang-
ing Blade Drive
Belts.)
c. Remove the cutter
blade. (See 2.
Changing a Blade.)
d. Using a wrench or
socket rachet
remove from the
cover plate all six
hex nuts, the three
carriage bolts and
the three hex head
cap screws. For the
60" decks there will be four hex head cap screws and four
hex nuts.
d. Remove the spindle assembly.
B.Hydraulic Oil
WARNING:
Never overfill the hydraulic units. Damage can result if the oil level
is not within the operating range.
Note: When adding hydraulic oil, do so in small quantities and recheck the oil
level before adding more. It is important that you do not overfill the reservoir.
1.
Adding Hydraulic Oil
(use SAE
20W50)
a. Place the mower on a level
surface and engage the
parking brake.
b. Stop the engine and
remove the key from the
ignition switch.
c. Clean the area around the
Hydraulic Oil fill neck.
d. Remove the hydraulic fill cap
and check the level. The cor-
rect level is up to the lowest hole of the oil tank fill neck.
Figure. 7
Cover
Plate
Spindle
Hydraulic Tank
Figure. 8
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