Toro 74855 - Replacing the Grass Deflector

ReplacingtheGrassDeector
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspectthegrass
deectorfordamage
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallowthe
lawnmowertothrowobjectsintheoperator’sor
bystander’sdirectionandresultinseriousinjury.
Also,contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyouinstalla
mulchplate,dischargedeector,orgrasscollection
system.
Inspectthegrassdeectorfordamagebeforeeachuse.
Replaceanydamagedpartsbeforeuse.
1.Disengagethespringfromthenotchinthedeector
bracketandslidetherodoutoftheweldeddeck
brackets,spring,anddischargedeector(Figure67).
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Figure67
1.Deectorassembly4.Spring
2.Deckbrackets
5.Springinstalledoverthe
rod
3.Rod
2.Removethedamagedorworndischargedeector.
3.Positionthenewdischargedeectorassemblywiththe
bracketendsbetweentheweldedbracketsonthedeck
asshowninFigure67.
4.Installthespringontothestraightendoftherod.
PositionthespringontherodasshowninFigure67so
theshorterspringendiscomingfromundertherod
beforethebendandgoingovertherodasitreturns
fromthebend.
5.Lifttheloopendofthespringandplaceitintothe
notchonthedeectorassemblybracket(Figure68).
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Figure68
1.Rodandspringassembly
partiallyinstalled
3.Rod,shortend,moved
behindmowerbracket
2.Loopendofthespring
installedintothenotchin
thedeectorbracket
4.Shortend,retainedby
mowerbracket.
6.Securetherodandspringassemblybytwistingitsothe
shortendoftherodcanbeplacedbehindthefront
bracketweldedtothedeck(Figure68).
Important:Thegrassdeectormustbespring
loadedinthedownposition.Liftthedeectorup
totestthatitsnapstothefulldownposition.
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