Lubricating The Gear Case; Adjusting The Blade Brake Cable - Toro ProLine Recycler 22045 Operator's Manual

1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 22).
3. Use a hardwood scraper to remove the carbon from the
end of the muffler pipe (Fig. 35).
Figure 35
1. Screw, nuts, and lock
washers
4. Remove the screw, two nuts, and two lock washers
(Fig. 35).
5. Slide the muffler off the mounting pins.
6. Slowly pull the recoil starter so that the piston covers
the exhaust port (Fig. 36).
Figure 36
1. Exhaust port
7. Clean the carbon from the exhaust port (Fig. 36) with a
flat hardwood scraper.
Important
Do not use a metal scraper or a similar
object to clean the exhaust port because it could damage
the piston or the cylinder.
8. Install the muffler with the screw, two nuts, and two
lock washers (Fig. 36).
9. After cleaning the exhaust port, ensure that the muffler
gasket is still usable.

Lubricating the Gear Case

After every 100 operating hours, grease the gear case.
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2. Muffler pipe
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1. Remove the grass bag.
2. Install the grease gun onto the fitting through the belt
cover opening (Fig. 37).
Figure 37
1. Belt cover
3. Gently apply one to two pumps of #2 multi-purpose
lithium-base grease.
4. Install the grass bag.
Adjusting the Blade Brake
Cable
Whenever you install a new blade brake cable assembly or
replace the belt, adjust the blade brake cable.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 22).
3. Loosen the cable clamp screw until the brake cable
conduit slides (Fig. 38).
Figure 38
1. Spring
2. Cable conduit
4. Pull the cable to the remove slack, but do not put
tension on the spring. Tighten the cable clamp screw
to lock the adjustment in place.
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2. Grease fitting
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3. Cable clamp screw