Lube question

[dhoadley]

My A/C917H is a dedicated mower. Greased the spindles and the brake pedal. Is there anything underneath that I would need to remove the deck to get at? Thanx, Dave

[Brettw]

Steering gear is about it from the underside.

 

[Tom45]

If you do have the deck off, oil or grease the pivot for the arm that mounts the idler pulley on the deck.  

[dhoadley]

23 hours ago, Brettw said:

Steering gear is about it from the underside.

 

Is there a zerk fitting for that or just wipe some around?

[Brettw]

9 minutes ago, dhoadley said:

Is there a zerk fitting for that or just wipe some around?

Zerk

[PhanDad]

6 hours ago, Brettw said:

Zerk

 

[dhoadley]

17 hours ago, PhanDad said:

 

Ok, off comes the deck. Thanx

[Tom45]

If you have a flex hose  on your grease gun you only need to lower the deck and do not have to remove it.  You may have to feel where the fitting is.  

[Bill725]

What about the front spindles, the RH wheel hub and axle tube?

[dhoadley]

Did the spindles, the front rims don't seem to have any zerks. I do have a flex hose on the grease gun. I'll try to find that steering gear zerk this weekend. Thanx, Dave

[Bill725]

Consider replacing the front bearing caps with bearing buddies 

[Tom45]

There should be a grease fitting on each side of the front axle on each spindle, one on the right rear hub and one on the right axle tube.  The front wheels have roller bearings that are greased at assembly.  They do good if the mower is not in the rain or sprayed with water.  The wheel seals will let in water if that is the case.   Don't forget to check the hydrostatic oil and bevel gear box oil.