Cleaning The Mower; Cleaning The Blade Brake Clutch Shield - Toro Recycler 20793 Operator's Manual

6. Install the stiffener you previously removed.
7. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 15 to 27
ft-lb (20 to 37 N⋅m).
Cleaning the Blade Brake
Clutch Shield
Clean the blade brake clutch shield yearly to prevent the
blade from stalling while you mow.
1. Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug.
Refer to Preparing for Maintenance on page 18.
2. Tip the mower onto its side with the air filter up.
3. Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener (Figure 52).
Figure 52
1. Blade nuts
2. Stiffener
3. Blade
4. Remove the blade (Figure 52).
5. Remove the blade driver and disk (Figure 52).
6. Remove the blade brake clutch shield (Figure 52).
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 that you previously removed.
10. Install the blade and the stiffener that you previously
removed (Figure 52).
11. Install the blade nuts and torque them to 15 to 27
ft-lb (20 to 37 N⋅m).
4. Blade driver
5. Disk
6. Blade brake clutch shield

Cleaning the Mower

The mower may dislodge material from under the
mower housing.
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Wear eye protection.
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Stay in the operating position (behind the
handle) when the engine is running.
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Do not allow bystanders in the area.
For best results, clean the mower soon after you have
completed mowing.
1. Lower the mower to its lowest cutting height setting.
Refer to Adjusting the Cutting Height.
2. Move the mower onto a flat paved surface.
3. Attach a garden hose that is connected to a water supply
to the washout port on the mower housing (Figure 53).
Figure 53
1. Washout port
4. Turn the water on.
5. Start the engine and run it until there are no more
clippings that come out from under the mower housing.
6. Stop the engine.
7. Shut off the water and disconnect the garden hose from
the mower.
8. Start the engine and run it for a few minutes to dry the
housing.
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