Toro 30873TE - Cooling System Maintenance; Cooling System Safety; Checking the Cooling System

Note:Thefrontmeasurementmustbe3mm
(1/8inch)lessthantherearmeasurement.
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1.Frontofthemachine3.Centertocenterdistance
2.3mm(1/8inch)lessthan
therearmeasurement
3.Toadjust,removethecotterpinandnutfrom
eithertierodballjoint(Figure69).Removethe
tie-rodballjointfromtheaxle-casesupport.
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Figure69
1.Tie-rodclamp2.Tie-rodballjoint
4.Loosentheclampsatbothendsofthetierods
(Figure69).
5.Rotatethedetachedballjointinwardoroutward
1completerevolutionandtightentheclampat
thelooseendofthetierod.
6.Rotatetheentiretie-rodassemblythesame
direction(inwardoroutward)1complete
revolutionandtightentheclampatthe
connectedendofthetierod.
7.Installtheballjointintheaxle-casesupport,
tightenthenutnger-tight,andmeasurethe
toe-in.
8.Repeatprocedureifnecessary.
9.Tightenthenutandinstallanewcotterpinwhen
theadjustmentiscorrect.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Coolantspecication:50/50mixtureofwaterand
ethyleneglycolantifreeze
Coolingsystemcapacity:8.5L(9USqt).
DANGER
Therotatingfansanddrivebeltscancause
personalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
guardsinplace.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
clearoftherotatingfananddrivebelt.
•Shutofftheengineandremovethekey
beforeperformingmaintenance.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,lowerthecuttingunits,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcap.
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