Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual
Maintenance
Note:DoNotuseanti-seizeonwheelhub.
•StyleB(yellowzinc):
1.Removeanddiscardthecotterpin.
2.Torquetheslottednutto200ft-lb(271N-m).
3.Checkdistancefrombottomofslotinnutto
insideedgeofhole.Twothreads(0.1inch)or
lessshouldbeshowing.
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1.0.1inchmax2.Nomorethantwo
threads(0.1inchmax)
shouldbeshowinghere.
4.Ifmorethantwothreads(0.1inch)are
showingremovenutandinstallwasher(P/N
1-523157)betweenhubandnut.
5.Torquetheslottednutto200ft-lb(271N-m).
6.Thentightennutuntilthenextsetofslotsline
upwiththecrossholeinshaft.DoNotloosen
nuttoaligntheslot.Ifrequired,tightento
thenextsetofslots.
7.Installnewcotterpin(P/N1-806800).
Note:DoNotuseanti-seizeonwheelhub.
CheckEngineCoolantLevel
(KawasakiLiquid-Cooled
Only)
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Viewcoolantlevelinoverowbottlelocatedat
therightrearoftheenginebelowtheradiator.
Coolantlevelshouldbeattheindicatorlineon
theoverowbottle.
WARNING
Enginecoolantishotandpressurizedand
radiatorandsurroundingpartsarehot.Spray
orsteamfromhot,pressurizedliquidinthe
enginecoolingsystemandtouchingahot
radiatormaycausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
removingtheradiatorcaporservicingany
componentofthecoolingsystem.
CAUTION
Enginecoolantistoxic.Swallowingcoolant
cancausepoisoning.
•Donotswallow.
•Keepoutofreachofchildrenandpets.
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removetheradiator
capandlltothebottomofthellerneck.
Unitsshouldonlybelledwitha50/50mix
ofDex-Cool©extendedlifecoolantandwater.
Dex-Cool©canbeidentiedbyitsorangecolor.
ChangeEngineCoolant
(KawasakiLiquid-Cooled
Only)
ServiceInterval:Every4,000hours/Every4
years(whichevercomes
rst)Dex-Cool© ©
©
extended
lifecoolant(orangecolor)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.Machinemust
bepositionedonlevelsurface.
2.Placeadrainpanunderthedrainplug.
3.Draincoolantwhenengineiscool.Coolantmay
bedrainedfromtheradiatorbyturningthedrain
plugcounterclockwise.
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