Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro TimeCutter HD ZX4800 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Grass Deflector

Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Inspect the grass
deflector for damage.
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
lawn mower to throw objects at you or bystanders
and result in serious injury. Also, contact with the
blade could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you install a
mulch plate, discharge deflector, or grass collection
system.
Inspect the grass deflector for damage before each use.
Replace any damaged parts before use.
1. Disengage the spring from the notch in the deflector
bracket and slide the rod out of the welded deck
brackets, spring, and discharge deflector
1. Rod
2. Deflector
3. Spring
2. Remove the damaged or worn discharge deflector.
3. Position the new discharge deflector with the bracket
ends between the welded brackets on the deck as
shown in Figure 66.
4. Install the spring onto the straight end of the rod.
5. Position the spring on the rod as shown in so the
shorter spring end is coming from under the rod before
(Figure
Figure 65
4. Deck brackets
5. Spring installed over the
rod
the bend and going over the rod as it returns from the
bend.
6. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into the
notch on the deflector bracket
65).
1. Rod and spring assembly
installed
2. Loop end of the spring
installed into the notch in
the deflector bracket
7. Secure the rod and spring assembly by twisting it so the
short end of the rod is placed behind the front bracket
welded to the deck
Important: The grass deflector must be spring
loaded in the down position. Lift the deflector up
to test that it snaps to the full down position.
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(Figure 66).
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Figure 66
3. Rod (short end) moved
behind mower bracket
4. Short end, retained by
mower bracket.
(Figure 66).
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