Toro Power Max 724 OE - Lubricating the Hex Shaft; Replacing the Spark Plug

LubricatingtheHexShaft
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Lubricatethehexshaft.
Lightlylubricatethehexshaftyearlywithautomotiveengine
oil(Figure42).
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Figure42
1.Hexshaft
3.Rubberwheel
2.Steelfrictionpulley
Important:Donotgetoilontherubberwheelorthe
steelfrictionpulleybecausethetractiondrivewillslip
(Figure42).
1.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.
2.Tipthemachineforwardontoitsaugerhousingand
blockitsothatitcannotfall.
3.Removethelowercoverbyremovingthe4screws
securingittotheframe(
Figure43).
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Figure43
1.Screws
4.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPositionR2.
5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoilandlightly
lubricatehexshaft.
6.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPosition6.
7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.
8.Movethespeedselectorleverforwardandrearward
afewtimes.
9.Installthelowercoverandreturnthemachinetothe
operatingposition.
ReplacingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethesparkplug.
UseaChampionQC12YCorequivalentsparkplug.
Note:Toaccessthesparkplug,youmustrstremovethe
uppersnowhood(Figure44).
Figure44
1.Chokeknob
3.Ignitionkey
2.Uppersnowhood
4.Screw(2)
1.Removethechokeknobandtheignitionkey
(
Figure44).
2.Removethe2screwsthatsecuretheuppersnowhood
tothemachine(Figure44).
3.Slowlyremovetheuppersnowhood,ensuringthat
theprimerbulbhoseandtheignitionwireremain
connected.
4.Removethebracketthumbscrewandthebracket
(Figure45).
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