Toro 22156 - Blade Maintenance; Maintaining the Cutting Blade

BladeMaintenance
MaintainingtheCuttingBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.If
thebladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.
Ifthebladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedor
replaceit.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Tipthemowerontoitsside,withtheairlterup.
3.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady
(
Figure39).
Figure39
4.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware
(Figure39).
5.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware
(
Figure40).
Figure40
Important:Positionthecurvedendsofthe
bladetopointtowardthemowerhousing.
6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladeboltto
40to50ft-lb(54to68N⋅ ⋅
⋅
m).
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