Toro STX-38 - Pre-Maintenance Procedures; Removing the Front Cover; Removing the Muffler Cover

Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecoverafter
removal.Loosenallfastenersoneachcoverafew
turnssothatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,
thengobackandloosenthemuntilthecover
comesfree.Thispreventsyoufromaccidentally
strippingtheboltsfreeoftheretainers.
RemovingtheFrontCover
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecoverafter
removal.Loosenallfastenersoneachcoverafew
turnssothatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,
thengobackandloosenthemuntilthecover
comesfree.Thispreventsyoufromaccidentally
strippingtheboltsfreeoftheretainers.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,andlowerthehydrauliclift.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andallow
theenginetocool.
WARNING
Ifthemachinehasbeenrunning,both
thecoverandthemuferunderthecover
willbehotandcancausesevereburns
ifyoutouchthem.
Allowthemachinetocoolbefore
removingthecover.
3.Loosenthe2boltssecuringthefrontcoverto
themachine(Figure24).
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Figure24
1.Cover
2.Bolts
4.Slidethecoverforwardslightlyandpullupto
removethecover(Figure24).
5.Toinstallthefrontcover,slidethefrontcoverinto
placeandtightenthe2boltsthatyouloosened
previously(Figure24).
RemovingtheMuferCover
1.Removethefrontcover;refertoRemovingthe
FrontCover(page21).
2.Removethe4bolts,4washers,and4nuts
securingthemufercover.
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Figure25
1.Bolt(4)3.Washer(4)
2.Mufercover4.Nut(4)
3.Removethemufercover.
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