Engine Maintenance; Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro 74901 Z Master 5000 Operator's Manual

torque on spacer nut until there is a slight amount of
drag. Reapply thread locking adhesive.

Engine Maintenance

WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep hands, feet, face, clothing and other body
parts away the muffler and other hot surfaces.

Servicing the Air Cleaner

Service Interval: Every 250 hours—Replace the primary
air filter (heavy duty air cleaner). (more
often in dusty or sandy conditions)
Every 250 hours—Check the safety air filter (heavy
duty air cleaner).
Every 500 hours—Replace the safety air filter (heavy
duty air cleaner).
Note: Check the filters more frequently if the operating
conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.
Removing the Filters
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control levers to
the neutral locked position, and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Release the latches on the air cleaner and pull the air
cleaner cover off the air cleaner body (Figure 46).
1. Air cleaner body
2. Primary filter
3. Latch
4. Clean the inside of the air cleaner cover with
compressed air.
5. Gently slide the primary filter out of the air cleaner
body (Figure 46).
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Figure 46
4. Air cleaner cover
5. Safety filter