Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro 74882 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Grass Deflector

Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Inspect the grass
deflector for damage
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 67).
2. Remove the damaged or worn discharge deflector.
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4
3
5
1. Deflector assembly
2. Deck brackets
3. Rod
3. Position the new discharge deflector assembly with the
bracket ends between the welded brackets on the deck
as shown in Figure 67.
4. Install the spring onto the straight end of the rod.
Position the spring on the rod as shown in so the
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Figure 67
4. Spring
5. Spring installed over the
rod
shorter spring end is coming from under the rod before
the bend and going over the rod as it returns from the
bend.
5. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into the
notch on the deflector assembly bracket (Figure 68).
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3
4
1. Rod and spring assembly
2 partially installed
2. Loop end of the spring
installed into the notch in
the deflector bracket
6. 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 68).
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 68
3. Rod, short end, moved
behind mower bracket
4. Short end, retained by
mower bracket.