Exmark FR23KC Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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4.1.15 Lubricate the brake rod bushings:
Service Interval: 160 hrs.
a) Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove key. Engage
parking brake.
b) Tilt seat forward and raise hood.
c) Lubricate bronze bushings on each end of the brake rod shaft with a spray
type lubricant or light oil (bushings are located to the inside of the flange
bearings).
4.1.16 Lubricate the motion control bronze bushings
:
Service Interval: 160 hrs.
a) Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove key. Engage
parking brake.
b) Tilt seat forward.
c) Lubricate bronze bushings on the flange bearings securing the motion
control arm shafts with a light oil or a spray type lubricant.
4.1.17 Lubricate the motion control shaft
:
Service Interval: Yearly.
a) Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove key. Engage
parking brake.
b) Tilt seat forward.
c) Remove tab at rear of motion control shaft.
d) Pull motion control shaft out and lubricate with an NGLI grade #2 multi-
purpose gun grease.
e) Re-install shaft and tab.
4.1.18 Lubricate steering linkage rod ends
:
Service Interval: 160 hrs.
a) Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove key. Engage parking
brake.
b) Tilt seat forward.
c) Lubricate each end of both steering linkage rods with a spray lubricant or light
oil.
4.1.19 Remove engine shrouds and clean cooling fins
:
Service Interval: 80 hrs.
a) Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove key. Engage
parking brake.
b) Remove cooling shroud clean-out covers from engine and clean cooling fins.
Also clean dust, dirt, and oil from external surfaces of engine, which can cause
improper cooling.
c) Make sure cooling shroud clean-out covers are reinstalled. Operating the
engine without cooling shroud clean-out covers will cause engine damage due
to overheating.
4.1.20 Check spark plugs
:
Service Interval: 160 hrs.
a) Remove spark plugs, check condition and reset gaps, or replace with new
plugs. See Engine Owners Manual.