Toro Recycler 20333 - Replacing the Blade

11.Installthedipsticksecurely.
12.Recycletheusedoilproperly.
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Important:Youwillneedatorquewrenchtoinstallthe
bladeproperly.Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrenchorare
uncomfortableperformingthisprocedure,contactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.Ifthe
bladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.Ifthe
bladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedandbalanced,
orreplaceit.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page17).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure36).
Figure36
1.Bladenuts
2.Stiffener
4.Removetheblade(Figure36).
5.Installthenewblade(Figure36).
6.Installthestiffenerthatyoupreviouslyremoved.
7.Installthebladenutsandtorquethemto20to37N∙m
(15to27ft-lb).
Cleaningthe
Blade-Brake-ClutchShield
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Cleantheblade-brake-clutchshieldyearlytopreventtheblade
fromstallingwhileyoumow.
1.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page17).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Bladenuts4.Bladedriver
2.Stiffener
5.Disk
3.Blade6.Blade-brake-clutchshield
4.Removetheblade(Figure37).
5.Removethebladedriveranddisk(Figure37).
6.Removethebladebrake-clutchshield(Figure37).
7.Brushorblowoutdebrisfromtheinsideoftheshield
andaroundalltheparts.
8.Installtheblade-brake-clutchshieldthatyoupreviously
removed.
9.Installthebladedriveranddiskthatyoupreviously
removed.
10.Installthebladeandthestiffenerthatyoupreviously
removed(Figure37).
11.Installthebladenutsandtorquethemto20to37N∙m
(15to27ft-lb).
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