Rear Wheel Bearing Maintenance

IMPORTANT: Grease is used to lubricate rear wheel bearings. Recommended maintenance for grease lubricated wheel bearings is to repack annually, using John Deere Multi-purpose High Temperature EP Grease (TY 6341).

The use of a special tool (John Deere JDG1228) is required to disassemble wheel hubs for repacking. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that this service procedure be done by your John Deere dealer.

Tighten spindle nut to specification.

Item	Measurement	Specification
Spindle Nut	Torque	339 N˙m (250 lb-ft)

Apply Loctite LOCTITE™ 587 Ultra Blue RTV Silicone Sealant (TY 16135) to hub cap sealing surface. Install hub cap and tighten cap screws to specification.

Item	Measurement	Specification
Cap Screws	Torque	55 N˙m (40 lb-ft)

IMPORTANT: Be sure to tighten wheel bolts to proper specification. (Refer to TIGHTENING REAR WHEEL HARDWARE in Service section and follow procedure.)