This article will cover the procedure on how to remove the wheels from a petrol lawnmower.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Front wheels:

Remove wheel trim/hub-cap:

  1. Always start by levering off the wheel trim / hub-cap (labelled 77 in image below). 
  2. Use a flat-head screw driver or similar tool. 
  3. It might be a bit stiff, but it will come off with enough leverage, and if you try in multiple locations around the trim.

Remove the nut, washer and circlip:

  1. With a wrench/spanner, loosen and remove the nut (47).
  2. Take off the washer (48).
  3. The whole wheel should now come off.
  4. Be mindful of the two bearings on the inside of the wheel (49).

To re-mantle the wheels, do the same, but in reverse order.

^This is a diagram for the XSZ41D, but it also applies to other models.


Rear wheels (XSZ41D, XSZ51C and similar):

Remove the trim / hub-cap, as described above.

Then:

  1. With a wrench/spanner, loosen and remove the nut (47) and washer (48).
  2. Take the wheel off, being mindful of the bearings (49), the cog (58) and dust cover (51).
  3. Take the circlips (52) off with rat-nose pliers.
  4. This frees up the cog (58) which is on the axle.

Re-mantle the same way but in reverse.

^This is for the XSZ41D and similar models

Rear wheels (XSZ48A, XSZ53C and similar):

Remove the trim / hub-cap, as described above.

Then:

  1. With a wrench/spanner, loosen and remove the nut (30) and washer (42).
  2. Carefully remove the wheel, being mindful of the bearings (44).
  3. To remove the cog-gear (46) and the dust cover (48), you need to firstly unscrew the three screws (47).


Re-mantling is the same but in reverse.