Cleaning The Blade Brake Clutch Shield; Cleaning The Mower - Toro 20373 Operator's Manual

Figure 29
1. Blade nuts
4. Remove the blade (Figure 29).
5. Install the new blade (Figure 29).
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.
2. Tip the mower onto its side with the air filter up.
3. Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener (Figure 30).
Figure 30
1. Blade nuts
2. Stiffener
3. Blade
4. Remove the blade (Figure 30).
5. Remove the blade driver and disk (Figure 30).
2. Stiffener
4. Blade driver
5. Disk
6. Blade brake clutch shield
6. Remove the blade brake clutch shield (Figure 30).
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 and disk that you previously
removed.
10. Install the blade and the stiffener that you previously
removed (Figure 30).
11. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 15 to
27 ft-lb (20 to 37 N-m).

Cleaning the Mower

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
WARNING
The mower may dislodge material from under the
mower housing.
• Wear eye protection.
• Stay in the operating position (behind the
handle) when the engine is running.
• Do not allow bystanders in the area.
For best results, clean the mower soon after you have
completed mowing.
1. Lower the mower to its lowest cutting height setting.
Refer to Adjusting the Cutting Height.
2. Move the mower onto a flat paved surface.
3. Wash out the area under the rear deflector where the
clippings go from the housing to the grass bag.
Note: Wash out the area with the bag-on-demand in
both the fully forward and fully rearward positions.
4. Attach a garden hose that is connected to a water
supply to the washout port on the mower housing
(Figure 31).
1. Washout port
5. Turn the water on.
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Figure 31