Cleaning The Blade-Brake-Clutch Shield; Cleaning Under The Machine Housing - Toro Super Recycler 20383 Operator's Manual

Note: Push the cable toward the engine to increase
the traction; pull the cable away from the engine to
decrease the traction.
3. Turn the adjustment knob clockwise to tighten the
adjustment of the cable.
Note: Tighten the knob firmly by hand.
Cleaning the
Blade-Brake-Clutch Shield
Service Interval: Every 25 hours
Clean the blade-brake-clutch shield to prevent the blade from
stalling while you mow.
1. Disconnect the spark-plug wire from the spark plug.
Refer to Preparing for Maintenance (page
2. Tip the machine onto its side with the dipstick down.
3. Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener
1. Blade nuts
2. Stiffener
3. Blade
4. Remove the blade
5. Remove the blade driver and the disk
6. Remove the blade brake-clutch shield
7. Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the shield
and around all the parts.
8. Install the blade-brake-clutch shield that you previously
removed.
9. Install the blade driver and the disk that you previously
removed.
10. Install the blade and the stiffener that you previously
removed (Figure 43).
11. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 20 to 37 N-m
(15 to 27 ft-lb).
18).
(Figure
Figure 43
4. Blade driver
5. Disk
6. Blade-brake-clutch shield
(Figure 43).
(Figure
(Figure
Cleaning under the Machine
Housing
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
WARNING
The machine may dislodge material from under the
machine.
• Wear eye protection.
• Stay in the operating position (behind the
handle) when the engine is running.
• Do not allow bystanders in the area.
For best results, clean the machine soon after you have
completed mowing.
1. Lower the machine to its lowest cutting-height setting.
Refer to
43).
2. Move the machine onto a flat paved surface.
3. Attach a garden hose that is connected to a water
supply to the washout port on the machine
43).
1. Washout port
43).
4. Turn the water on.
5. Start the engine and run it until no more clippings
come out from under the machine.
6. Stop the engine.
7. Shut off the water and disconnect the garden hose
from the machine.
8. Start the engine and run it for a few minutes to dry the
underside of the machine.
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Adjusting the Cutting Height (page
1
Figure 44
10).
(Figure 44).
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