Toro 04384 Service Manual page 183

Removal (Fig. 4)
1. Park the machine on a level surface, engage the
parking brake, lower the cutting units and stop the en-
gine. Remove key from the ignition switch.
2. Chock both front wheels to prevent the machine from
moving.
3. Use a jack or hoist to lift rear wheel off the ground and
then place appropriate jackstands beneath the frame to
support the raised machine.
4. Remove lock nut (item 16) from bolt (item 5). Pull bolt
from both adapter plates (items 35 and 34), two (2) rear
spindle spacers (item 29) and the wheel and hub as-
sembly.
5. Remove wheel and hub assembly from the castor
fork.
6. If necessary, remove four (4) lug nuts (item 15) from
the drive studs (item 11). Separate wheel and hub as-
semblies.
NOTE: If castor fork removal is necessary, see Rear
Castor Fork in this section.
Wheel Hub Disassembly (Fig. 5)
NOTE: The wheel hub assembly consists of the wheel
hub, oil seals, bearing cones, bearing cups, grease fit-
ting and drive studs (Fig 5).
1. If drive studs are bent or damaged, press studs from
the wheel hub.
2. Pull oil seals, bearing cones and bearing cups from
the wheel hub.
Wheel Hub Assembly (Fig. 5)
1. Press new bearing cups into the wheel hub with the
thick edges towards the inside.
2. Install new bearing cones into the wheel hub. Press
new oil seals into the hub with the lip of the seals facing
towards the inside.
3. If removed, press new drive studs into the wheel hub
fully to the shoulder of the stud flange.
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1. Bearing cup (2 used)
2. Wheel hub
3. Bearing cone (2 used)
Installation (Fig. 4)
1. Slide wheel assembly onto the drive studs. Secure
wheel to wheel hub assembly with four (4) lug nuts (item
15). Torque lug nuts evenly in a crossing pattern to a
torque from 70 to 90 ft- -lb (95 to 122 N- -m).
2. Install wheel and hub assembly into the castor fork.
Insert bolt (item 5) into motor adapter plate (item 34)
mounting hole. Install a spindle spacer (item 29) and
slide bolt through the wheel and hub assembly.
3. Install second spindle spacer onto the bolt. Route the
bolt through the adapter plate (item 35) mounting hole.
4. Position bent lip of the bolt head under the bottom
edge of the motor adapter plate. Install and tighten lock
nut (item 16) to secure wheel to the castor fork. Do not
overtighten lock nut, the wheel must rotate freely.
5. Lower machine to ground.
6. Clean grease fitting (item 10) on hub. Pump grease
into hub until grease is seen exiting at both hub oil seals
(item 6). Wipe up excess grease.
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Figure 5
4. Shaft seal (2 used)
5. Drive stud (4 used)
6. Grease fitting
Chassis
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