Toro Greensmaster
Flex 18 04018 Service Manual page 69

Wheel Removal (Fig. 14)
1. Park machine on a level surface. Make sure the en-
gine is OFF.
2. Support the machine on the kickstand.
3. Pivot wheel retaining lever away from the center of
the wheel. Slide transport wheel off the wheel hex shaft.
Wheel Disassembly (Fig. 13)
1. Remove three (3) cap screws and lock washers from
the shallow rim and hub. Remove hub from deep rim.
2. Inspect hub bushing (item 12). If worn or damaged,
replace bushing.
3. Remove four (4) cap screws and flange nuts from the
deep rim and shallow rim. Remove shallow rim from the
deep rim.
4. Separate tire, tube and deep rim.
5. If necessary, remove shoulder screws, torsion spring
and retaining lever from the hub.
Wheel Assembly (Fig. 13)
1. If shoulder screws were removed from hub, apply
Loctite #242 (or equivalent) to threads of shoulder
screws. Secure torsion spring and retaining lever to the
hub with shoulder screws.
2. Assemble tire, tube and deep rim.
3. Install shallow rim into the tire. Align and secure shal-
low rim to the deep rim with four (4) cap screws and
flange nuts. Tighten fasteners.
4. Install hub into deep rim. Secure hub to deep rim with
three (3) cap screws and lock washers. Tighten fasten-
ers.
Wheel Installation (Fig. 14)
1. Make sure machine is parked on a level surface and
the engine is OFF.
2. Support the machine on the kick stand.
3. Apply antiseize lubricant to the exposed end of the
wheel hex shaft (Fig. 15).
4. Slide transport wheel completely onto the wheel hex
shaft until the wheel retaining lever is secured into the
groove on the wheel hex shaft.
Greensmaster Flex 18/21
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1. Wheel retaining lever
1. Wheel hex shaft
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Figure 14
2. Wheel hex shaft
Antiseize Lubricant
Figure 15
Chassis and Controls
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