Norwood Kwik-Till HSD2500, Operator'S Manual

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5 - MAINTENANCE
5-26
ANNUALLY
Check Wheel Bearings
1. Unfold the machine into the Field Position .
(See “Kwik-
Till Folding & Unfolding” on page 4-11)
2. Lower the Kwik-Till to the Field Lowered Position, by fully
retracting the Rear Roller
A
and Front Wheel Cylinders
B
. The cylinders will bottom out on the Depth Stops
C
, and the disks will lower to the floor raising the wheels
and rear roller. (See Fig. # 5-31)
C
A C
B
Fig. # 5-31 Field Lowered Position For Service
3. All 4 wheels should now be raised off the ground.
4. Check for bearing endplay by moving wheel side to side.
(See Fig. # 5-32)
5. Rotate wheel to check for bearing roughness.
(See Fig.
# 5-32)
Fig. # 5-32 Check For Bearing Endplay Roughness
6. If endplay exists, the bearings could be out of adjustment
of worn.
(See “Repack Wheel Bearings” on page 5-33)
7. If bearings sound or feel rough.
(See “Repack Wheel
Bearings” on page 5-33)