Servicing The Front Roller - Toro 30881 Operator's Manual

6. Install the blade, sail facing toward cutting deck, with
the anti-scalp cup and blade bolt.
7. Torque the blade bolt to 115 to 149 N-m (85 to 110
ft-lb).

Servicing the Front Roller

Inspect the front roller for wear, excess wobble, or binding.
Service or replace the roller or components if any of these
conditions exist.
Disassembling the Front Roller
1. Remove the roller-mounting bolt
2. Insert a punch through the end of the roller housing
and drive the opposite bearing out by alternating taps
to the opposite side of inner bearing race. There should
be a 1.5 mm (0.060 inch) lip of inner race exposed.
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1. Front roller
2. Mounting bolt
3. Push the second bearing out in press.
4. Inspect the roller housing, bearings, and bearing spacer
for damage (Figure
and assemble.
Assembling the Front Roller
1. Press the first bearing into the roller housing
61). Press on the outer race only or equally on the
inner and outer race.
2. Insert the spacer (Figure
3. Press the second bearing into the roller housing
61).Pressing equally on the inner and outer race until
the inner race comes in contact with the spacer.
4. Install the roller assembly into the deck frame.
5. Verify that there is no more than a 1.5 mm (0.060 inch)
gap between roller assembly and the roller mount
brackets of the deck frame. If there is a gap over 1.5
mm (0.060 inch), install enough 5/8-inch diameter
washers to take up the slop.
(Figure 61).
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Figure 61
3. Bearing
4. Bearing spacer
61). Replace damaged components
61).
Important: Securing the roller assembly with a
gap larger than 1.5 mm (0.060 inch) creates a side
load on the bearing and can lead to premature
bearing failure
6. Torque the mounting bolt to 108 N-m (80 ft-lb).
(Figure
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