Toro 20065 - Lubricating the Wheel Gears; Replacing the Blade

LubricatingtheWheelGears
ServiceInterval:Yearly
1.Removethewheelboltsonthefrontwheelsand
removethefrontwheels.
2.Applyalubricatingoiltotheinnerandoutersides
ofthegearasshowninFigure25.
Figure25
3.Installthefrontwheels.
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Important: Y ou will need a torque wr ench to install
the blade pr oper l y .Ifyoudonothaveatorque
wrenchorareuncomfortableperformingthis
procedure,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.If
thebladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.
Ifthebladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedor
replaceit.
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady
(Figure26).
Figure26
4.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware
(Figure26).
5.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware
(Figure27).
Figure27
Important:Positionthecurvedendsofthe
bladetopointtowardthemowerhousing.
6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladeboltto
60ft-lb(82N⋅ ⋅
⋅
m).
Important:Abolttorquedto60ft-lb(82N⋅ ⋅
⋅
m)
isverytight.Whileholdingthebladewitha
blockofwood,putyourweightbehindthe
ratchetorwrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.
Thisboltisverydifculttoovertighten.
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