Toro Greensmaster 1018 Service Manual page 154

Inspecting the Reel Assembly
DPA Cutting Units: Service and Repairs
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1. Cutting reel
2. Flocked seal (2 each)
3. Bearing (2 each)
4. reel nut (right hand thread)
1. Remove the reel nuts from the cutting reel.
2. Slide the bearings and seals from the reel shaft. Discard the seals and
inspect the reel bearings to insure that they spin freely and have a minimal
amount of axial play.
3. Inspect the reel as follows:
A. Place the reel shaft ends in V-blocks and check the reel shaft for
distortion.
B. Check the threads in the ends of the reel shaft.
C. Check the reel blades for bending or cracking.
D. Check the service limit of the reel diameter; refer to
for Grinding (page
4. Replace the reel if damage is evident.
The seal must be installed with the flocked side (red) of the seal
toward the bearing.
5. Slide the new flocked seals and the bearings onto the reel shaft until they
contact the shoulder of the reel shaft.
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5. Reel nut (black – left hand thread)
6. Groove indication left hand threads
7. Left-most reel spider
8. Bearing shoulder
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IMPORTANT
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Preparing the Reel
Greensmaster ® 1018/1021/1026
18238SL Rev B