Toro Groundsmaster 1200 - Page 94

InstallingtheIdlerAssembly
1.AssembletheidlercomponentsasshowninFigure46.
2.Ifremoved,installtheatwasher(6)overtheidlerpivot(14).
CAUTION
Thespringisunderheavyloadandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenapplyingthetensionfromthetorsionspringofthe
idlerarm.
3.Foradditionalleverage,slidenutdriverorsmallpieceofpipeontoeitherend
oftheidlerarmtorsionspring(5).Applyenoughloadagainstthetorsion
springtoreleaseitfromthespringstoportheidlerarmandcarefullylower
theidlerassemblyallthewayontotheidlerpivot(14).Slowlyreleasethe
torsionspringagainstthespringstopandidlerarm.
4.Securetheidlerassemblytoidlerpivotwithretainingring(2).
5.Usea⅜”or½”driveratchetorbreakerbartorelieveidlerpulleytensionand
installdrivebelt.Ensurethattheidlerpulleyappliestensionagainstthe
backsideofthebelt.
6.Installthecuttingunitcoverstothecuttingunit.
CuttingUnits:ServiceandRepairs
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