Toro 20353 - Maintenance - Blade Replacement Procedure

ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Important: Y ou will need a torque wr ench to install the
blade pr oper l y . Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrenchorare
uncomfortableperformingthisprocedure,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.Ifthe
bladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.Ifthe
bladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedandbalanced,
orreplaceit.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page16).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.
3.Useablockofwood(notincluded)toholdtheblade
steady(Figure33).
Figure33
4.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware
(Figure33).
5.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware
(Figure34).
Figure34
Important:Positionthecurvedendsoftheblade
topointtowardthemachinehousing.
6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladeboltto82
Nm(60ft-lb).
Important:Abolttorquedto82Nm(60ft-lb)is
verytight.Whileholdingthebladewithablock
ofwood,putyourweightbehindtheratchetor
wrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.Thisboltis
verydifculttoovertighten.
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