John Deere 318 - Manual (Page 29)

Item Specifications
MISCELLANEOUS
Front Axle
PTO Belt Tension Spring Length (420)
Horizontal Adjuster (Early) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 mm (1.600 in.)
Vertical Adjuster (Later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 mm (1.380 in.)
Toe-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 mm (3/16 in.)
Mower Blade Spindles
Driven Sheave-to-Spindle Lock Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 N·m (103 lb-ft)
Blade-to-Spindle Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 N·m (54 lb-ft)
Mower Blade Jack Sheave
Jack Sheave-to-Spindle Lock Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 N·m (103 lb-ft)
Blade-to-Spindle Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 N·m (54 lb-ft)
50-Inch Mower Gear Case
Plug Installation Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.59 mm (0.062 in.) below gear case surface
Retainer Seal Installation Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.54 mm (0.100 in.) below retainer surface
Retainer-to-Gear Case Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N·m (22 lb-ft)
Pillow Block Seal Installation Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.54 mm (0.100 in.) below block surface
Pillow Block-to-Gear Case Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N·m (22 lb-ft)
Early 60-Inch Mower Gear Case
Cap-to-Gear Case Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N·m (22 lb-ft)
Output Shaft Endplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.025—0.076 mm (0.001—0.003 in.)
Input Shaft Backlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.076—0.130 mm (0.003—0.005 in.)
Later 60-Inch Mower Gear Case
Gear Case Seal Installation Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.54 mm (0.100 in.) below gear case surface
Retainer-to-Gear Case Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N·m (22 lb-ft)
Pillow Block Seal Installation Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.54 mm (0.100 in.) below block surface
Pillow Block-to-Gear Case Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N·m (22 lb-ft)
260 Rotary Mower Gear Case
End Cap-to-Gear Case Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N·m (22 lb-ft)
Input Shaft Endplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.025—0.076 mm (0.001—0.003 in.)
Output Shaft Backlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.076—0.130 mm (0.003—0.005 in.)
Housing-to-Gear Case Cap Screw Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 N·m (22 lb-ft)
MX,15901015,6 -19-20MAR95
Repair Specifications/Repair Specifications
TM1590 (17MAY95)
10-15-3
316, 318 & 420 Lawn and Garden Tractors
020895
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15
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