Toro 20658, Operator'S Manual

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Figure 32
1. Blade nuts 2. Stiffener
4. Remove the blade (Figure 32).
5. Install the new blade (Figure 32).
6. Install the stiffener you previously removed.
7. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 15 to
27 ft-lb (20 to 37 N
⋅⋅⋅
m).
Cleaning the Blade Brake
Clutch Shield
Service Interval: Every 25 hours
Clean the blade brake clutch shield yearly to prevent the
blade from stalling while you mow.
1. Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug.
Refer to Preparing for Maintenance on page 18.
2. Tip the mower onto its side with the air filter up.
3. Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener (Figure 33).
Figure 33
1. Blade nuts 4. Blade driver
2. Stiffener
5. Disk
3. Blade 6. Blade brake clutch shield
4. Remove the blade (Figure 33).
5. Remove the blade driver and disk (Figure 33).
6. Remove the blade brake clutch shield (Figure 33).
7. Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the
shield and around all the parts.
8. Install the blade brake clutch shield that you
previously removed.
9. Install the blade driver that you previously removed.
10. Install the blade and the stiffener that you previously
removed (Figure 33).
11. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 15 to
27 ft-lb (20 to 37 N
⋅⋅⋅
m).
Adjusting the Self-propel Drive
Cable
Whenever you install a new self-propel cable or if
the self-propel drive is out of adjustment, adjust the
self-propel drive cable.
1. Loosen the cable support nut (Figure 34).
Figure 34
2. Pull down the cable jacket (toward the mower) until
there is no slack in the cable (Figure 35).
Figure 35
3. Tighten the nut on the cable support.
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