Toro Greensmaster Flex 1018 Service Manual page 151

Removing the Reel Assembly (continued)
Greensmaster ® Flex 1018/1021
20247SL Rev A
Contact with the reel, bedknife or other cutting unit parts can result
in personal injury. Use heavy gloves when removing the cutting reel.
3. If the cutting unit is equipped with an optional groomer, remove the drive
components for those options from cutting unit. Refer to
Groomer (Optional) (page
4. Remove the cutting unit assembly from the frame assembly; refer to
Operator's Manual.
5. Remove the reel drive assembly; refer to
(page 5–7).
If the reel bearings or seals are being replaced, the bearing lock
screw and the reel drive shaft must be removed. Use the following
procedure to restrain the reel and loosen the components before
removing the rollers.
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1. Bearing lock screw
2. Reel shaft
6. Loosen the bearing lock screw (22) and reel nut (2).
A. Tip up the cutting unit to access the bottom of the reel.
B. Insert a long- handled pry bar (3/8 x 12 inch with screwdriver handle
recommended) through the bottom of the cutting unit. The pry bar should
pass between the top of the reel shaft and the backs of the reel blades so
that the reel will not move; refer to
CAUTION
9–1).
Removing the Reel Drive Assembly
IMPORTANT
Figure 79
3. Support plate, weld side
4. Pry bar
Figure
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DPA Cutting Units: Service and Repairs