Toro Greensmaster 1018 Service Manual page 153

Removing the Reel Assembly (continued)
Greensmaster ® 1018/1021/1026
18238SL Rev B
Contact with the reel, bedknife or other cutting unit parts can result
in personal injury. Use heavy gloves when removing the cutting reel.
Note: If the reel bearings or seals are being replaced, the reel nuts must be
removed. Use a block of wood between the cutting reel blades to prevent the
reel from rotating and loosen the reel nuts before removing the reel from the
cutting unit. The reel nut on the left end of the cutting reel has a black finish
and has left-hand threads. The left end of the cutting reel shaft is identified
with a groove cut just inside of the left-most reel spider. The reel nut on the
right end of the cutting reel has a silver finish and has right-hand threads.
8. Support the cutting reel to prevent it from shifting or falling and remove the
2 socket head screws (3 and 17) that secure the LH side plate (4) to the
reel assembly (8).
9. Remove the bolt (16) and washer (15) that secures the grass shield assembly
(18) to the LH side plate (4).
10. Remove the LH side plate (4) from the reel assembly (8).
11. Remove the 2 socket head screws (3 and 17) that secure the RH side plate
(10) to the reel assembly (8).
12. Remove the bolt (16) and washer (15) that secures the grass shield assembly
(18) to the RH side plate (10).
13. Remove the RH side plate (10), grass shield assembly (18) and 2 frame
support rods (9 and 14) from the reel assembly (8).
14. Carefully slide the cutting reel assembly (with seals, bearings and reel
nuts) from the opposite side plate. Retrieve the flat wire spring from the reel
bearing bore of the left side plate.
15. Thoroughly clean any grease and corrosion from the reel bearing bores in
the side plates.
16. Inspect the remaining cutting unit components for corrosion, wear, or damage
and replace the components as necessary.
CAUTION
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