Lubricating The Gear Case; Adjusting The Blade Brake Cable - Toro 22177TE Operator's Manual

Warning
Oil may be hot after the engine has been run, and
contact with hot oil can cause severe personal
injury.
Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when you
drain it.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 11).
4. Drain the engine oil; refer to Changing the Engine Oil
on page 19.
5. Place a rag under the oil filter to catch any oil that
may leak out as you remove the filter.
6. Remove the oil filter.
7. Use your finger to coat the gasket on the new filter
with oil (Fig. 37).
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Figure 37
1. Gasket
8. Install the new filter and hand tighten it 2/3 turn only.
9. Fill the crankcase to the Full line on the dipstick with
fresh oil Refer to Filling the Crankcase with Oil on
page 9.
10. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
11. Run the engine for about 3 minutes.
12. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
check for oil leakage around the filter.
13. Add oil to compensate for the oil in the oil filter. Refer
to Checking the Engine Oil Level on page 18.
14. Recycle the used oil filter according to local codes.

Lubricating the Gear Case

After every 100 operating hours, grease the gear case.
1. Remove the grass bag.
2. Install a grease gun onto the fitting through the belt
1. Belt cover
3. Gently apply one to 2 pumps of #2 multi-purpose
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.
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2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 11).
3. Loosen the cable clamp screw until the brake cable
1. Spring
2. Cable conduit
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cover opening (Fig. 38).
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1
Figure 38
lithium-base grease.
conduit slides (Fig. 39).
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Figure 39
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2. Grease fitting
3
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3. Cable clamp screw