Toro 22298 - Cleaning under the Belt Cover; Cleaning the Blade-Brake-Clutch Shield

Note:Thebladewilldrawinwaterandwashoutthe
clippings.Letthewaterrununtilyounolongersee
clippingsbeingwashedoutfromunderthemachine.
4.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
5.Turnoffthewater.
6.Startthemachineandletitrunforafewminutesto
dryouttheundersideofthemachine.
ScrapingMethod
Ifwashingdoesnotremovealldebrisfromunderthe
machine,scrapeitclean.
1.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
2.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.
WARNING
Tippingthemachinemaycausethegasoline
toleakfromthecarburetororthefueltank.
Gasolineisextremelyammable,highly
explosive,and,undercertainconditions,can
causepersonalinjuryorpropertydamage.
Avoidfuelspillsbyrunningtheenginedryor
byremovingthegasolinewithahandpump;
neversiphon.
3.Tipthemachineontoitsrightside(aircleanerup).
4.Removethedirtandgrassclippingswithahardwood
scraper.Avoidburrsandsharpedges.
5.Returnthemachinetotheoperatingposition.
6.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
CleaningundertheBeltCover
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Removegrassclippings
anddebrisfromunderthebeltcover.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removethebeltcover(Figure36)fromthemower
housing.
Figure36
1.Beltcover
4.Liftoffthecoverandbrushoutallthedebrisaround
thebeltarea.
5.Installthebeltcover.
6.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
Cleaningthe
Blade-Brake-ClutchShield
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Cleantheblade-brake-clutchshieldtoensurethebest
performanceandtopreventpartsfromdegrading.Clean
theblade-brake-clutchshieldwhenyousharpentheblade,
becauseyouneedtoremovethebladeinordertoremove
theblade-brake-clutchshield.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Closethefuelvalvebymovingthefuel-valveleverto
theleft(Figure14).
4.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.
5.Tipthemachineontoitsrightside(airlterup).
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