Exmark 4500-497 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Maintenance
Lubrication Chart
Fitting
Locations
Initial
Pumps
Number of
Places
Service
Interval
1. Hitch
and Cylinder
Pivots
2
4 40 Hours
2. Fold
Pivot Pin
2 2
100 Hours
3. Fold
Lock Pin
2 2
Yearly
4. Rear
Caster Pivot
*0
1
*Yearly
5. Belt
Idlers
1 2
Yearly
6. Motion
Control
Pivots
1 2
Yearly
7. Transfer
Spring Ends
1
4
Yearly
8. Dual Tail
Wheel Pivot
2 1
40 Hours
* See step 3 for special lubrication instructions
on the rear caster pivots and the Lubricate Rear
Caster Wheel Hub section for special lubrication
instructions on the rear casters wheel hub.
3. Lubricate front caster pivots once a year. Remove
hex plug and cap. Thread grease zerk in hole and
pump with grease until it oozes out around top
bearing. Remove grease zerk and thread plug back
in. Place cap back on.
Lubricate Rear Caster Wheel
Hub(s)
Service Interval: Yearly
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
Figure 10
1. Seal guard 2. Spacer nut with wrench
ats
2. Remove caster wheel from caster forks.
3. Remove seal guards from the wheel hub.
4. Remove one of the spacer nuts from the axle
assembly in the caster wheel. Note that thread
locking adhesive has been applied to lock the
spacer nuts to the axle. Remove the axle (with
the other spacer nut still assembled to it) from
the wheel assembly.
5. Pry out seals, and inspect bearings for wear or
damage and replace if necessary.
6. Pack the bearings with a NGLI grade #1
multi-purpose grease.
7. Insert one bearing, one new seal into the wheel.
Note: Seals (Exmark P/N 103-0063) must be
replaced.
8. If the axle assembly has had both spacer nuts
removed (or broken loose), apply a thread locking
adhesive to one spacer nut and thread onto the
axle with the wrench ats facing outward. Do
Not thread spacer nut all of the way onto the end
of the axle. Leave approximately 1/8 inch (3 mm)
from the outer surface of the spacer nut to the
end of the axle inside the nut.
9. Insert the assembled nut and axle into the wheel
on the side of the wheel with the new seal and
bearing.
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