Adjusting The Self-Propel Drive Cable; Cleaning The Blade Brake Clutch Shield - Toro 20068 Operator's Manual

Figure 34
1. Blade nuts
4. Remove the blade (Figure 34).
5. Install the new blade (Figure 34).
6. Install the stiffener you previously removed.
7. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 15 to
27 ft-lb (20 to 37 N⋅ ⋅ ⋅ m).
Cleaning the Blade Brake
Clutch Shield
Clean the blade brake clutch shield yearly to prevent the
blade from stalling while you mow.
1. Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug.
Refer to Preparing for Maintenance on page 18.
2. Tip the mower onto its side with the air filter up.
3. Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener (Figure 35).
Figure 35
1. Blade nuts
2. Stiffener
3. Blade
4. Remove the blade (Figure 35).
5. Remove the blade driver and disk (Figure 35).
6. Remove the blade brake clutch shield (Figure 35).
2. Stiffener
4. Blade driver
5. Disk
6. Blade brake clutch shield
7. Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the
shield and around all the parts.
8. Install the blade brake clutch shield that you
previously removed.
9. Install the blade driver that you previously removed.
10. Install the blade and the stiffener that you previously
removed (Figure 35).
11. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 15 to
27 ft-lb (20 to 37 N⋅ ⋅ ⋅ m).
Adjusting the Self-propel Drive
Cable
Whenever you install a new self-propel cable or if
the self-propel drive is out of adjustment, adjust the
self-propel drive cable.
1. Loosen the cable support nut (Figure 36).
2. Pull down the cable jacket (toward the mower) until
there is no slack in the cable (Figure 37).
3. Tighten the nut on the cable support.
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Figure 36
Figure 37