Toro 20333 - Blade and Drive System Maintenance; Adjusting the Self-Propel Drive Cable; Procedure for Replacing the Blade; Cleaning the Blade Brake Clutch Shield

AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive
Cable
Wheneveryouinstallanewself-propelcableorif
theself-propeldriveisoutofadjustment,adjustthe
self-propeldrivecable.
1.Loosenthecablesupportnut(Figure28).
Figure28
Thisgureissimpliedforthepurposeofclarity.
2.Pulldownthecablejacket(towardthemower)until
thereisnoslackinthecable(Figure29).
Figure29
Thisgureissimpliedforthepurposeofclarity.
3.Tightenthenutonthecablesupport.
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Replacethebladeorhave
itsharpened(morefrequentlyifthe
edgedullsquickly).
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,haveitsharpenedand
balanced,orreplaceit.
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure30).
Figure30
1.Bladenuts
2.Stiffener
4.Removetheblade(Figure30).
5.Installthenewblade(Figure30).
6.Installthestiffeneryoupreviouslyremoved.
7.Installthebladenutsandtorquethemto15to
27ft-lb(20to37N-m).
CleaningtheBladeBrake
ClutchShield
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Cleanthebladebrakeclutchshieldyearlytopreventthe
bladefromstallingwhileyoumow.
1.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure31).
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