Toro 34215 - Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Air Cleaner

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every100hours
Important:Donotapplyoiltothefoamorpaper
element.
RemovingtheFoamandPaper
Elements
1.Shutofftheengine,settheparkingbrake,removethe
key,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleaving
theoperatingposition.
2.Cleanaroundtheaircleanertopreventdirtfrom
gettingintotheengineandcausingdamage(Figure58).
Figure58
1.Air-cleanercover4.Hold-downrod
2.Paper-lterelement
5.Wingnuts
3.Foamelement
3.Rotatethewingnutthatsecurestheair-cleanercover
counterclockwiseandremovetheair-cleanercover
(Figure58).
4.Rotatethewingnutthatsecuresthepaperand
foam-lterelementscounterclockwiseandremovethe
lterelementsfromthehold-downrod(Figure58).
5.Carefullypullthefoamelementoffthepaperelement
(Figure58).
Note:Inspectthepaperandfoam-lterelementsfor
damageoranexcessiveaccumulationofdirt.Replace
thedamagedlters.Cleanthefoam-lterelementifit
isdirty.Replacethepaper-lterelementifitisdirty.
ServicingtheFoamFilterElement
ServiceInterval:Every50hoursMoreoftenundersevere
conditions.
1.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,ordamaged
(Figure58).
Important:Replacethefoamelementifitisworn
ordamaged.
2.Washthefoamelementinliquidsoapandwarmwater.
Whentheelementisclean,rinseitthoroughly.
3.Drytheelementbysqueezingitinacleancloth.
4.Airdrythefoam-lterelement.
InstallingtheFoamandPaper-Filter
Elements
Important:Topreventenginedamage,alwaysoperate
theenginewiththecompletefoamandpaperair-cleaner
assemblyinstalled.
1.Carefullyslidethefoam-lterelementontothe
paper-lterelement(Figure58).
2.Aligntheholeinthetopplateofthepaper-lter
elementwiththehold-downrodofthecarburetor
(Figure58).
3.Securethelterelementstothecarburetorwiththe
wingnut(Figure58)thatyouremovedinstep4of
RemovingtheFoamandPaperElements(page50).
4.Aligntheholeintheair-cleanercoverwiththe
hold-downrod(Figure58)andsecurethecovertothe
rodwiththewingnutthatyouremovedinstep3of
RemovingtheFoamandPaperElements(page50).
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