Bulbs
Flower Basics
Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens
Flower Garden
Garden Furniture
Garden Gnomes
Garden Seeds
Garden Sheds
Garden Statues
Garden Tools & Supplies
Gardening Basics
Green & Organic
Groundcovers & Vines
Growing Annuals
Growing Basil
Growing Beans
Growing Berries
Growing Blueberries
Growing Cactus
Growing Corn
Growing Cotton
Growing Edibles
Growing Flowers
Growing Garlic
Growing Grapes
Growing Grass
Growing Herbs
Growing Jasmine
Growing Mint
Growing Mushrooms
Orchids
Growing Peanuts
Growing Perennials
Growing Plants
Growing Rosemary
Growing Roses
Growing Strawberries
Growing Sunflowers
Growing Thyme
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tulips
Growing Vegetables
Herb Basics
Herb Garden
Indoor Growing
Landscaping Basics
Landscaping Patios
Landscaping Plants
Landscaping Shrubs
Landscaping Trees
Landscaping Walks & Pathways
Lawn Basics
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mowers
Lawn Ornaments
Lawn Planting
Lawn Tools
Outdoor Growing
Overall Landscape Planning
Pests, Weeds & Problems
Plant Basics
Rock Garden
Rose Garden
Shrubs
Soil
Specialty Gardens
Trees
Vegetable Garden
Yard Maintenance
How to Lube the Rearend of a MTD Riding Mower
How to Lube the Rearend of a MTD Riding Mower. Before using your MTD riding mower every year, you should do some preventative maintenance on the mower. With the gear shifting, backing up, going up hills and standard wear you put on the wheels and transmission of your MTD riding mower, you should definitely lube the rear end of your mower to prevent...
Before using your MTD riding mower every year, you should do some preventative maintenance on the mower. With the gear shifting, backing up, going up hills and standard wear you put on the wheels and transmission of your MTD riding mower, you should definitely lube the rear end of your mower to prevent the axle and gears from overheating from friction and ultimately breaking.
Things You'll Need
Grease gun
Crescent wrench
Oil drain pan
Funnel
Transfer case oil
Put the grease gun nozzle on the center of each rear tire grease zerk (located on the outside of the tires). Pump the grease gun handle until grease begins to squirt out around the rear axle of the MTD rider. Do this on both front tires, too.
Lay down behind the rear of the MTD rider mower.
Locate the frisbee shaped transfer gear case on the rear axle of the MTD riding mower. There will be a square bolt on the bottom and top of the gear case. Unscrew the bottom bolt with the crescent wrench. Position the oil drain pan under the case to catch the old oil. This is thick gear oil so it may take a while.
Screw the drain plug back in tightly. Unscrew the bolt from the top of the gear case. Put the funnel in the hole and fill the case to within a 1/4 inch form the top. Remove the funnel and screw the top plug back in.
