Toro Recycler 20370 - Replacing the Mower Blade; Blade Inspection and Replacement

ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Important: Y ou will need a torque wr ench to install the
blade pr oper l y .Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrenchor
areuncomfortableperformingthisprocedure,contact
anAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.Ifthe
bladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.Ifthe
bladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedandbalanced,
orreplaceit.
1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page12).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady(Figure
22).
Figure22
4.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware
(Figure22).
5.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware
(Figure23).
Figure23
Important:Positionthecurvedendsoftheblade
topointtowardthemachinehousing.
6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladeboltto
82N-m(60ft-lb).
Important:Abolttorquedto82N-m(60ft-lb)is
verytight.Whileholdingthebladewithablock
ofwood,putyourweightbehindtheratchetor
wrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.Thisboltis
verydifculttoovertighten.
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