LUBRICATION
Husqvarna - 55
Steering Control Shafts
Tip the driver’s seat.
Lubricate with a grease gun, one zerk for each
steering control shaft, until the grease is forced out.
Use only good quality molybdenum disulphide grease.
Grease from well-known brand names (petrochemical
companies, etc.) usually maintains a good quality.
Mower Deck Struts
Lubricate with a grease gun, one zerk for each strut,
until the grease is forced out.
Use only good quality molybdenum disulphide grease.
Grease from well-known brand names (petrochemical
companies, etc.) usually maintains a good quality.
8011-578
Lubricating the steering control shafts
Oil Filter
Drain the engine oil in accordance with the work 1.
description under the heading “Engine Oil/Change
Engine Oil”.
Remove the oil lter. If necessary, use a lter 2.
remover.
Wipe new, clean engine oil onto the seal for the 3.
new lter.
Mount the lter by hand with a ¾ turn.4.
Run the engine warm, then check that there are no 5.
leaks around the oil lter seal.
Check the oil level in the engine, top up if 6.
necessary. The oil lter holds 0.2 qt. (0.2 liters) of
oil.
8011-745
Changing the oil lter
8011-577-1
Lubricating struts