Toro 30308 - Engine Maintenance; General Air Cleaner Maintenance

under nor mal use , but periodic inspections of
bearing condition and seal integ rity should be
conducted to a v oid do wntime . T hese bearings
should be inspected seasonally and re placed
if damag ed or w or n. Bearings should operate
smoothly with no detrimental c haracteristics suc h
as high heat, noise , looseness or indications of
cor rosion (r ust).
Due to the operating conditions these bearing/seal
pac kag es are subject to (i.e . sand, turf c hemicals ,
w ater , impacts , etc .) they are considered nor mal
w ear items . Bearings that fail due to causes other
than defects in materials or w orkmanship are
typically not co v ered under w ar ranty .
Note: Bearing life can be neg ati v ely affected
b y improper w ash do wn procedures . Do not
w ash do wn the unit when it is still hot and a v oid
directing high-pressure or high v olume spra y at
the bearings .
Engine Maintenance
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the
mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
General Air Cleaner
Maintenance
• Chec k the air cleaner body for damag e whic h
could possibly cause an air leak. R e place a
damag ed air cleaner body . Chec k the whole
intak e system for leaks , damag e , or loose hose
clamps .
• Ser vice the air cleaner filter when the air
cleaner indicator ( Figure 43 ) sho ws red or
ev er y 450 hours (more frequently in extremely
dusty or dir ty conditions). Do not o v er ser vice
the air filter .
Figure 43
1. Air cleaner indicator
• Be sure the co v er is seated cor rectly and seals
with the air cleaner body .
Servicing the Air Cleaner
1. Pull the latc h outw ard and rotate the air cleaner
co v er counter -cloc kwise ( Figure 44 ).
Figure 44
1. Air cleaner latch 3. Rubber outlet valve
2. Air cleaner cover
2. R emo v e the co v er from the air cleaner body
( Figure 44 ).
3. Before remo ving the filter , use lo w pressure
air (40 psi, clean and dr y) to help remo v e
larg e accum ulations of debris pac k ed betw een
outside of primar y filter and the canister .
T his cleaning process prev ents debris from
mig rating into the intak e when the primar y
filter is remo v ed.
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