Toro 74765 - Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Air Cleaner

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Cleanandcheck
theair-cleaner-foamelement.
Every50hours—Replacetheair-cleaner-foam
element.
Note:Servicetheaircleanermorefrequentlyiftheoperating
conditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
RemovingtheFoamandPaper
Elements
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO).
2.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Cleanaroundtheaircleanertopreventdirtfrom
gettingintotheengineandcausingdamage.
4.Removetheair-cleanercoverbyunscrewingthe2
knobs(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Air-cleanercover2.Knobs
5.Removethe2nutssecuringthelterassemblytothe
housing(Figure29).
Figure29
1.Foamelement3.Nuts
2.Paperelement
6.Carefullyremovethefoamandpaper-lterelements
fromtheair-cleanerhousing.
7.Separatethefoamandpaperelements.
CleaningtheFoamandPaperElements
FoamElement:
1.Washthefoamelementinliquidsoapandwarmwater.
2.Whentheelementisclean,rinseitthoroughly.
3.Drytheelementbysqueezingitinacleancloth.
Note:Donotoiltheelement.
Important:Replacethefoamelementifitistorn
orworn.
4.Installthefoamelementontoacleanpaperelement.
PaperElement:
1.Tapthepaperelementonasolid,atsurface,andblow
itoutfromtheinsidewithcompressedairtoremove
dustanddirt.
2.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,anddamage
totherubberseal.
Important:Donotcleanthepaperelementwith
liquids,suchassolvents,gasoline,orkerosene.
Replacethepaperelementifitisdamagedor
cannotbecleanedthoroughly.
3.Cleantheinsideoftheair-cleanercoverofalldirt,dust,
anddebris.
InstallingtheFoamandPaperElements
Important:Topreventenginedamage,alwaysoperate
theenginewiththecompletefoamandpaper-aircleaner
assemblyinstalled.
1.Installthefoamlterontothepaperlter(Figure29).
2.Installthefoamandpaperlterontotheair-cleaner
housing.
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