Install the breather plug in the top hole, Maintenance – Alamo Machete 2 02986941C User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

MACHETE 2 11/08

Maintenance Section 4-23

MAINTENANCE

11.

Remove the cloth, being careful not to allow any contamination into the spindle. Tighten the nut until a
rolling torque of 16-21 inch-pounds is reached. (If the seal was not lubricated, add 10 inch-pounds).

12.

Stake the nut with a blunt, round nosed punch. Do not tear the nut.

13.

Install the grease fitting into the hole in the center of the housing (between the bearings) and fill the
housing with EP#2 grease, stopping when the lubricant covers the upper bearing (approximately 11
oz.).

14.

Install the breather plug in the top hole.

15.

Install spindle in mower deck and assemble in reverse order. Torque the blade bar or pan bolts to 400
ft-lbs. Torque motor to spindle bolts to 85 ft-lbs. Torque spindle to deck bolts at 175 ft-lbs.