Lubricate MFWD or Triple Link Suspension Plus (TLS™ Plus) Kingpins, Tie Rod Ends, Steering Cylinder, Axle Pivot, Panhard Rod, and U-Joints

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Kingpins and Steering Cylinder

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Tie Rods and Axle Cylinder

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Panhard Rod

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Axle Pivot

A - Kingpin Fittings, Bottom

B - Kingpin Fittings, Top

C - Tie Rod End Fittings

D - Steering Cylinder Fittings

E - Axle Pivot Fittings

F - Panhard Rod Fittings

G - MFWD Axle Cylinder Fittings

Use John Deere™ SD Polyurea grease or other grease as specified in Fuel, Lubricants, and Coolant section.

Normal service is every 250 hours. In wet conditions, or when AutoTrac™ is used, service daily or every 10 hours.

Kingpins—Lubricate fittings (A and B) until grease appears at orifice on bottom end of each kingpin bearing.

Tie Rods—Lubricate fittings (C).

Steering Cylinder—Lubricate fittings (D).

Axle Pivot—Lubricate front and rear fittings (E).

Panhard Rod —Lubricate left and right fittings (F).

Axle Cylinder—Lubricate top and bottom fittings (G).

NOTE: All fittings are the same for the left and right sides.

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Hub U-joint Lubrication Points

A - Lubrication Points

Use John Deere™ SD Polyurea grease or other grease as specified in Fuel, Lubricants, and Coolant section. Normal service is every 250 hours. In wet conditions, or when AutoTrac™ is used, service daily or every 10 hours.

Drilled passages in the U-joint allow grease to reach all four bearings from a single grease fitting.

For normal operations, outboard U-joints are sealed and not permanently equipped with grease fittings. To lubricate proceed as follows:

  1. Replace plugs with M10 thread 90° grease fittings, part number 58M5580.
  2. Apply grease to both U-joints at lubrication points (A).

    ItemMeasurementSpecification
    PlugTorque0.904 N·m (8 lb-in)


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