REAR SWING FLAIL
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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GROUND ROLLER
Bearing Maintenance:
•
Place the taper bearing
(7)
over the
ground roller shaft and into the
taper bearing race.
•
Add more synthetic SAE 75-90W
oil
(5)
until approximately 1/8” (3mm)
above the taper bearing.
•
Place a thrust washer
(8)
over the
ground roller shaft and on top of the
taper bearing race
(7)
.
•
Thread the castle nut
(9)
onto the
ground roller shaft until it just
contacts the thrust washer
(8)
.
◦
Find the roll pin hole; if covered,
slightly tighten or loosen the
castle nut (whichever exposes
the hole first) until the hole is
fully exposed.
•
Lift
the ground roller insert, and pull
down on the ground roller shaft to
check for end-play
(4)
.
◦
No end-play; proceed to the
next step.
◦
End-play detected; tighten the
castle nut
(9)
to expose the roll
pin hole in the next notch on the
castle nut
(9)
.
◦
Re-check the end-play again and
correct as needed.
•
Tap the roll pin
(10)
into the ground
roller shaft hole until centered.
•
Fill the insert to the brim with
synthetic SAE 75-90W oil
(5)
.
◦
7-8oz of oil should have been
used at this point.
•
Thread a cap screw into EACH of the
cap screw hole
(11)
locations to force
out any oil that may be in there.
(7)
(5)
(7)
(8)
(10)
(9)
(5)
(11)
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