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IMPORTANT: Be careful not to allow any
dirt or debris to fall into the exhaust ports, as
this can cause engine damage.
6.
To reassemble the muffler cover to the muffler:
A. Apply liquid gasket (p/n M261910) to the
muffler cover sealing surfaces, then reinstall
the cover onto the muffler body (Fig. 23).
B. Apply removable Loctite to the three socket
head muffler cover screws, then reinstall
and tighten the three screws (Fig. 23).
7.
Reinstall the spark arrester, gasket and tail onto
the muffler, then reinstall and tighten the two
socket head screws (Fig. 23).
8.
Reinstall the cylinder and air cleaner covers
(Fig. 6).
Gearcase Maintenance
The gearcase is a sealed unit which has been greased
at the factory. No gearcase maintenance or lubrication
is required or recommended.
General Cleaning and
Tightening
POTENTIAL HAZARD
When engine is running, cutting blade is
rotating and other parts are moving.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Contact with rotating cutting blade or
other moving parts could cause serious
personal injury or death.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Always turn off your Brushcutter before
you clean or perform any maintenance on
it.
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The Toro Brushcutter will provide maximum
performance for many, many hours if it is maintained
properly. Good maintenance includes regular
checking of all fasteners for correct tightness, and
cleaning the entire machine.
Blade Sharpening
IMPORTANT: Replace any blade that is
worn, cracked or damaged.
IMPORTANT: Sharpen every tooth evenly so
the blade rotates smoothly. If you sharpen a
blade with a grinder, do not overheat the
blade, and do not quench a hot blade in water
to cool it.
Four-tooth Blade
Sharpen with a single-cut flat file (Fig. 24).
Eight-tooth Blade
Sharpen with a single-cut flat file and a round file
(Fig. 25).
80-tooth Blade
Sharpen with a single-cut flat file and a round file
(Fig. 26).
Storage
For long-term storage of the Brushcutter (Fig. 27):
1.
Empty the fuel tank into a suitable fuel storage
container.
2.
Pump the primer bulb on the carburetor until all
fuel is discharged through the clear fuel return
hose.
3.
Run the engine to remove any fuel that may
remain in the carburetor.
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