Toro 22215 - Blade Alignment and Removal

CheckingforBentBlades
1.Rotatethebladesuntiltheyarepositionedas
showninFigure34.
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Figure34
1.Frontofcuttingdeck3.Measurefromthecutting
edgetoasmooth,level
surface
2.MeasureatlocationsA
andB
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edgesatlocationsAandB,(Figure34),and
recordbothdimensions.
3.Rotatethebladessothattheiroppositeends
areatlocationsAandB.
4.Repeatthemeasurementsinstep2andrecord
them.
Note:IfthedifferencebetweendimensionsA
andBobtainedinsteps2and4exceeds1/8
inch,replacetheblades;refertoRemovingthe
Blades(page27).
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcould
breakapartandcouldseriouslyinjureor
killyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplaceabentordamaged
bladewithanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesin
theedgesorsurfacesofablade.
RemovingtheBlades
Replacethebladeswhentheystrikeasolidobject,
areoutofbalance,bent,orworn.Useonlygenuine
Tororeplacementblades.
1.Useablockofwoodtoholdeachbladesteady
andturnthebladeboltcounterclockwiseas
showninFigure35.
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Figure35
2.RemoveeachbladeasshowninFigure36.
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Figure36
1.Spindle(2)3.Blade(2)
2.Bladedriver(2)4.Bladebolt(2)
3.Inspectthepinsonthebladedriversforwear
anddamage.
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