Rear Drive Wheel - Adjusting and Tightening

causym CAUTION: Avoid personal injury. Never run the engine with transmission in gear and rear wheels off the ground. MFWD wheels could pull rear wheels off support. Disengage MFWD and put transmission in NEUTRAL to rotate axle. Never operate tractor with a loose rim, wheel, or hub.

IMPORTANT: Carefully follow procedure. Failure to do so could lead to wheel hub damage.

1. Raise the tractor on level ground with rack upward on the axle.

2. Loosen (without removing) sleeve bolts (1-10) just enough to move wheel.

IMPORTANT: Do not loosen or remove the two allen head screws. Doing so could result in wheel jamming or damage.

3. Turn pinion gear (A) to move wheel to desired position.

4. Tighten sleeve bolts (1-10) in numerical order until bolts maintain torque of 405 N·m (300 lb-ft). Make sure wheel is perpendicular to the axle.

5. Tighten sleeve bolts (1-10) in numerical order until bolts maintain torque of 610 N·m (450 lb-ft).

6. Drive tractor a minimum of 100 meters (100 yd) and tighten bolts in numerical order until bolts maintain torque of 610 N·m (450 lb-ft).

7. Retighten bolts after working 3 HOURS , 10 HOURS , and DAILY for the first week of operation.

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