Toro Z Master 74925TE - Removing the Mower Deck

Figure92
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure93).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(
Figure94).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure93
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure94).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe
mowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt.Thespring
diskconemustbeinstalledtowardthebolthead
(
Figure94).Torquethebladeboltto85-110ft-lb
(115-150N-m).
Figure94
1.SailAreaofBlade
4.BladeBolt
2.Blade
5.ConeT owardsBoltHead
3.SpringDisk
RemovingtheMowerDeck
Beforeservicingorremovingthemowerdeck,thespring
loadeddeckarmsmustbelockedout.
WARNING
Deckliftarmassemblieshavestoredenergy.
Removingthedeckwithoutreleasingthestored
energycancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
DoNotattempttodisassemblethedeckfromthe
frontframewithoutlockingoutthestoredenergy.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Removetheheightadjustmentpinandlowerthe
decktotheground.
3.Placetheheightadjustmentpininthe3inch(7.6cm)
cuttingheightlocation.Thislocksthedeckliftarms
inthelowestpositionwhenthedeckisremovedand
thestoredenergyinthedeckspringisreleased.
4.Removethebeltcovers.
5.Removetheboltsholdingtheoorpandown.
6.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothe
squareholeinthedeckidler(Figure95).
7.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethe
mowerbelt(Figure95).
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