McConnel PA 48, Operator'S Manual, Page: 45 / 52

MAINTENANCE
LUBRICATION
General
Grease daily all points shown.
Power Take-Off Shaft
The PTO Shaft and its guards should be regularly examined. The universal joints should be
greased very sparingly i.e. one shot weekly.
Note: Over greasing a universal joint will ‘blow-out’ the cork or neoprene sealing rings that
exclude the dirt from the needle bearings inside.
The two halves of the plastic guard should be checked daily to ensure that they can spin freely
on the shaft. The nylon slip rings, which support the guard on the drive shaft, should be lightly
greased at weekly intervals.
The telescopic drive shaft should be similarly separated and grease applied to the internal shaft
at approximately 100 hour intervals.
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