Maintenance; Lubricating The Cutting Unit; Adjusting The Reel Bearings - Toro Reelmaster 3100-D Series Operator's Manual

Maintenance

Lubricating the Cutting Unit

Each cutting unit has 6 grease fittings
be lubricated regularly with No. 2 lithium grease.
The lubrication points are the front roller (2), the rear roller
(2), and the reel bearing (2).
Note: Lubricating the cutting units immediately after
washing helps purge water out of the bearings and
increases bearing life.
1. Wipe each grease fitting with a clean rag.
2. Apply grease until clean grease comes out of the roller
seals and the bearing relief valve.
3. Wipe excess grease away.
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Figure 22
1. Relief valve

Adjusting the Reel Bearings

To ensure long life of the reel bearings, periodically check if
reel end play exists. The reel bearings can be checked and
adjusted as follows:
1. Loosen the reel-to-bedknife contact by turning the
bedknife-adjusting knobs
until no contact exists.
Figure 23
1. Bedknife-adjusting knob
(Figure 22) that must
1
(Figure 23) counterclockwise
2. Using a rag or thickly padded glove, hold on to the reel
blade and try to move the reel assembly side to side
(Figure 24).
3. If end play exists, proceeded as follows:
A. Loosen the external setscrew securing
bearing-adjusting nut to the bearing housing
located on the left side of the cutting
1. Setscrew
B. Using a 1-3/8 inch socket wrench, slowly tighten
the reel bearing adjustment nut until no end play
of the reel exists. If adjusting the nut does not
eliminate reel end play, replace the reel bearings.
Note: The reel bearings do not require preload.
Overtightening the reel-bearing adjuster nut will
damage the reel bearings.
4. Tighten the setscrew to secure the bearing-adjusting
nut to the bearing housing.
Note: Torque the nut to 1.4 to 1.7 N∙m (12 to 15
in-lb).
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Figure 24
(Figure
Figure 25
2. Nut
25).