Toro 74292 - Replacing the Grass Deflector

Figure64
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure65).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(Figure66).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure65
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure66).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe
mowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt.Thespring
diskconemustbeinstalledtowardthebolthead
(Figure66).
Figure66
1.SailAreaofBlade
4.BladeBolt
2.Blade
5.ConeTowardsBoltHead
3.SpringDisk
3.Torquethebladeboltto85-110ft-lb(115-150N⋅m).
ReplacingtheGrassDeector
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallow
thelawnmowertothrowobjectsinthe
operator’sorbystander’sdirectionandresult
inseriousinjury.Also,contactwiththeblade
couldoccur.
•Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyou
installacoverplate,amulchplate,oragrass
chuteandcatcher.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
1.Removethelocknut,bolt,springandspacerholding
thedeectortothepivotbrackets(Figure67).
Figure67
1.Bolt
5.Springinstalled
2.Spacer6.GrassDeector
3.Locknut7.Placebehinddeckedge
beforeinstallingbolt
4.Spring8.Hookendofspring
2.Removethedamagedorworngrassdeector.
3.Installtheboltandnut.
4.PlacetheJhookendofthespringaroundthegrass
deector(Figure67).
Important:Thegrassdeectormustbeableto
lowerdownintoposition.Liftthedeectorup
totestthatitlowersintothefulldownposition.
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