Toro 76601 - Replacing the Grass Deflector

ReplacingtheGrass
Deector
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspect
thegrassdeectorfordamage.
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallow
themachinetothrowobjectstowardyouor
bystanders,resultinginseriousinjury.Also,
contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethemachineunlessyouinstall
amulchplate,dischargedeector,orgrass
collectionsystem.
1.Disengagethespringfromthenotchinthe
deectorbracketandslidetherodoutofthe
weldeddeckbrackets,spring,anddischarge
deector(Figure79).
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Figure79
1.Rod4.Deckbrackets
2.Spring5.Springinstalledoverthe
rod
3.Deector
2.Removethedamagedorworndischarge
deector.
3.Positionthenewdischargedeectorwiththe
bracketendsbetweentheweldedbracketson
thedeckasshowninFigure80.
4.Installthespringontothestraightendoftherod.
5.PositionthespringontherodasshowninFigure
80sothattheshorterspringendcomesfrom
undertherodbeforethebendandgoingover
therodasitreturnsfromthebend.
6.Lifttheloopendofthespringandplaceitinto
thenotchonthedeectorbracket(Figure80).
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Figure80
1.Rodandspringassembly
installed
3.Rod,shortend,moved
behindthemowerbracket
2.Loopendofthespring
installedintothenotchin
thedeectorbracket
4.Shortend,retainedby
mowerbracket.
7.Securetherodandspringassemblybytwisting
itsothattheshortendoftherodisbehindthe
frontbracketweldedtothedeck(Figure80).
Important:Thegrassdeectormustbe
springloadedinthedownposition.Liftthe
deectoruptotestthatitsnapstothefull
downposition.
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