Toro TimeMaster 20976 - Replacing the Fuse

RemovingtheBlades
Replacethebladeswhenthemachinehitsasolid
objectorwhenabladeisoutofbalanceorbent.Use
onlygenuineTororeplacementblades.
1.Useablockofwoodtoholdeachbladesteady
andturnthebladeboltcounterclockwiseas
showninFigure44.
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Figure44
2.RemoveeachbladeasshowninFigure45.
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Figure45
1.Spindle(2)3.Blade(2)
2.Bladedriver(2)4.Bladebolt(2)
3.Inspectthepinsonthebladedriversforwear
anddamage.
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installtherstbladesothatitishorizontal,along
withallmountinghardwareasshowninFigure
45.
Note:Tightentheboltwithyourngers.
Important:Positionthecurvedendsofthe
bladestopointtowardthemachinehousing.
Besuretonesttheraisedareasoneach
bladedriverwiththerecessesintheheadof
itscorrespondingspindle,andthepinson
theothersideofeachbladedriverwiththe
holesinitscorrespondingblade.
2.Steadyeachbladewithaboardandturnthe
bladeboltclockwisewithatorquewrenchas
showninFigure46;torquethebladeboltto82
N∙m(60ft-lb).
Important:Abolttorquedto82N∙m(60
ft-lb)isverytight.Putyourweightbehind
thewrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.
Thisboltisverydifculttoovertighten.
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Figure46
3.Rotatetheinstalledblade1/4turnuntilitis
vertical,andinstalltheotherbladeinthesame
mannerastherst(refertostep1).
Note:Thebladesshouldbeperpendicular,
forminganinverted“T”asshowninFigure47.
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