Toro Groundsmaster
3500-D - Front Roller Service; Removing and Installing Front Roller

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Figure72
1.Height-of-cutbracket2.Shims
2.Adjustthe1.5mm(0.06inch)shimsand/or0.7
mm(0.03inch)shimbetweenthecuttingunit
frameandbrackettoachievethedesiredheight
ofcut(Figure72).
3.Installtheheight-of-cutbrackettothecutting
unitframewiththeremainingshimsassembled
belowtheheight-of-cutbracket(Figure72).
4.Securethesocket-headboltandspacerand
angenut.
Note:Thesocket-headboltandspacerare
heldtogetherwiththread-lockingcompoundto
preventthespacerfromfallinginsidethecutting
unitframe.
5.Verifythe12o’clockpositionsettingandadjust
ifneeded.
6.Determineifyouneedtoadjustonly1orboth
(rightandleftside)height-of-cutbrackets.
Note:Ifthe3o’clockor9o’clocksideis1.6to
6.0mm(0.06to0.24inch)higherthanthenew
frontheight,thenyoudonotneedtoadjustfor
thatside.Adjusttheothersidetowithin±2.2
mm(0.09inch)ofthecorrectside.
7.Adjusttherightand/orleftheight-of-cutbrackets
byrepeatingsteps1through3.
8.Securethecarriageboltsandangenuts.
9.Verifythe12,3,and9o’clockheights.
ServicingtheFrontRoller
Inspectthefrontrollerforwear,excesswobble,or
binding.Serviceorreplacetherollerorcomponentsif
anyoftheseconditionsexist.
RemovingtheFrontRoller
1.Removetheroller-mountingbolt(Figure73).
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Figure73
1.Bearing3.Frontroller
2.Mountingbolt4.Bearingspacer
2.Insertapunchthroughtheendoftheroller
housinganddrivetheoppositebearingout
byalternatingtapstotheoppositesideof
inner-bearingrace.
Note:Thereshouldbea1.5mm(0.06inch)lip
ofinnerraceexposed.
3.Pushthesecondbearingoutinthepress.
4.Inspecttherollerhousing,bearings,andbearing
spacerfordamage(Figure73).
Note:Replacedamagedcomponentsand
assemblethefrontroller.
InstallingtheFrontRoller
1.Pressingontheouterraceonlyorequallyonthe
innerandouterrace,presstherstbearinginto
therollerhousing(Figure73).
Note:Pressontheouterraceonlyorequally
ontheinnerandouterrace.
2.Insertthespacer(Figure73).
3.Pressingonouterraceonlyorequallyonthe
innerandouterrace,pressthesecondbearing
intotherollerhousinguntilitcontactsthespacer
(Figure73).
4.Installtherollerassemblyintothecuttingunit
frame.
Important:Securingtherollerassembly
withagaplargerthan1.5mm(0.06inch)
createsasideloadonthebearingandcan
leadtoprematurebearingfailure.
5.Verifythatthereisnomorethana1.5mm(0.06
inch)gapbetweentherollerassemblyandthe
roller-mountbracketsofthecuttingunitframe.
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