Pre-Maintenance Procedures; Removing The Cover Plate - Toro TRX-16 Operator's Manual

CAUTION
If you leave the key in the key switch, someone could accidently start the engine and seriously
injure you or other bystanders.
Remove the key from the key switch and disconnect the wires from the spark plugs before
you do any maintenance. Set the wires aside so that they do not accidentally contact the
spark plugs.
Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
Important:
The fasteners on the covers of this machine are designed to remain on the cover after
removal. Loosen all fasteners on each cover a few turns so that the cover is loose but still attached,
then go back and loosen them until the cover comes free. This prevents you from accidentally stripping
the bolts free of the retainers.

Removing the Cover Plate

1. Park the machine on a level surface, engage
the parking brake (if applicable), and lower the
hydraulic lift.
2. Shut off the engine and remove the key.
WARNING
There is a belt under the cover that is
moving when the machine is running
and can catch fingers, hands, loose hair,
and clothing, causing serious injury,
amputation, or death.
Always shut off the engine and wait for
all moving parts to stop before removing
the cover.
3. Loosen the bolt at the rear of the cover plate.
4. Loosen the 3 bolts securing the cover plate to
the frame sequentially until the cover is loose
(Figure 21).
1. Cover plate
5. Pull up the rear of the cover plate until it clears
the engine and then pull it off over the bolt heads
and off the machine.
6. To install the cover plate before operating the
machine, slide the plate into place and secure it
with the 3 bolts you loosened previously
21).
22
Figure 21
2. Bolts
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