Toro Groundsmaster 360 - Page 427

RemovingtheIdlerAssembly
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingdeck,shutoffthe
engine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethekeyfromthekeyswitch.
2.Liftthefootresttogetaccesstothetopofthecuttingdeckandsupportthe
footrestwiththeproprod.
3.Removethedeckcoversfromthetopofthecuttingdeck.
4.Loosenthe2jamnuts(item22inFigure304)thatattachtheidlerstopboltto
thecuttingdecktoallowclearancebetweentheidlerarmandstopbolt.
5.Removethedrivebeltfromthedeckpulleys.
6.Insertanutdriverorsmallpieceofpipeontothetorsionspringendofthe
idlerarm.
CAUTION
Thespringisunderheavyloadandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthetensionfromthetorsionspringof
theidlerarm.
7.Carefullypushthetorsionspringenddownandawayfromtheidlerarm
tounhookthespringfromthearm.
8.Removethesnapringthatretainstheidlerarmassemblytothecuttingdeck.
9.RemovetheidlercomponentsasshowninFigure304.
InstallingtheIdlerAssembly
1.Installtheidlercomponentsthatwereremoved,andsecuretheidlerarm
assemblytothecuttingdeckwiththesnapring(Figure304).
2.Insertanutdriverorsmallpieceofpipeontothetorsionspringendofthe
idlerarm.
CAUTION
Thespringisunderheavyloadandcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenapplyingthetensiontothetorsionspringofthe
idlerarm.
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