Cleaning Under The Belt Cover; Cleaning The Blade Brake Clutch Shield - Toro 22196 Operator's Manual

Cleaning under the Belt Cover

Service Interval: Every 100 hours
Keep the area under the belt cover free of debris.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Remove the bolts that secure the belt cover (Figure 42)
to the machine housing.
1. Belt cover
3. Lift off the cover and brush out all the debris around
the belt area.
4. Install the belt cover.
Cleaning the Blade Brake
Clutch Shield
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
Clean the blade brake clutch shield to ensure the best
performance and to prevent parts from degrading. Clean
the blade brake clutch shield when you sharpen the blade,
because you need to remove the blade in order to remove
the blade brake clutch shield.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank.
4. Tip the machine with the dipstick down.
WARNING
Tipping the machine may cause the fuel to
leak from the carburetor or the fuel tank.
Gasoline is extremely flammable, highly
explosive, and, under certain conditions, can
cause personal injury or property damage.
Avoid fuel spills by emptying the fuel tank as
directed; never siphon.
5. Remove 2 blade nuts, the accelerator, and the blade
(Figure 40).
6. Loosen the tabs that secure the blade brake clutch
shield to the housing by loosening the nuts or the bolts
Figure 42
on the tabs (Figure 43). Rotate the tabs 180° to move
them out of the way.
1. Tabs and nuts
2. Blade nuts
3. Blade brake clutch shield
7. Remove the blade brake clutch shield and brush or
blow all the debris from under the shield and around
the blade brake clutch system.
8. Install the blade brake clutch shield. Rotate the tabs
180° back into position. Tighten the nuts or the bolts
on tabs to secure the blade brake clutch shield to the
housing.
9. Install the blade, the accelerator, and the 2 blade nuts.
10. Return the machine to the operating position.
11. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
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Figure 43
4. Tab and bolt
5. Blade
6. Accelerator