Toro 74920 Operator's Manual page 53

WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
lawn mower to throw objects in the operator's or
bystander's direction and result in serious injury.
Also, contact with the blade could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you install a
mulch plate, discharge deflector, or grass collection
system.
Inspect the grass deflector for damage before each use.
Replace any damaged parts before use.
1. Disengage the spring from the notch in the deflector
bracket and slide the rod out of the welded deck
brackets, spring, and discharge deflector (Figure 76).
Remove the damaged or worn discharge deflector.
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Figure 76
1. Deflector
2. Deck brackets
3. Rod
2. Position the new discharge deflector with the bracket
ends between the welded brackets on the deck as
shown in Figure 76.
3. Install the spring onto the straight end of the rod.
Position the spring on the rod as shown in so the
shorter spring end is coming from under the rod
before the bend and going over the rod as it returns
from the bend.
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4. Spring
5. Spring installed over the
rod
4. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into the
notch on the deflector bracket (Figure 77).
1. Rod and spring assembly
partially installed
2. Loop end of the spring
installed into the notch in
the deflector bracket
5. Secure the rod and spring assembly by twisting it so
the short end of the rod can be placed behind the
front bracket welded to the deck (Figure 77).
Important: The grass deflector must be spring
loaded in the down position. Lift the deflector
up to test that it snaps to the full down position.
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Figure 77
3. Rod, short end, moved
behind mower bracket
4. Short end, retained by
mower bracket.