Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro TITAN ZX4800 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Grass
Deflector
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Inspect
the grass deflector for damage
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could
allow the lawn mower to throw objects in the
operator's or bystander's direction and result
in serious injury. Also, contact with the blade
could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you
install a mulch plate, discharge deflector, or
grass collection system.
Inspect the grass deflector for damage before each
use. Replace any damaged parts before use.
1. Disengage the spring from the notch in the
deflector bracket and slide the rod out of the
welded deck brackets, spring, and discharge
deflector (Figure
Figure 70
1. Deflector assembly
2. Deck brackets
3. Rod
2. Remove the damaged or worn discharge
deflector.
70).
4. Spring
5. Spring installed over the
rod
3. Position the new discharge deflector assembly
with the bracket ends between the welded
brackets on the deck as shown in
4. Install the spring onto the straight end of the
rod. Position the spring on the rod as shown in
Figure 70
from under the rod before the bend and going
over the rod as it returns from the bend.
5. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into
the notch on the deflector assembly bracket
(Figure 71).
1. Rod and spring assembly
partially installed
2. Loop end of the spring
installed into the notch in
the deflector bracket
6. Secure the rod and spring assembly by twisting it
so the short end of the rod can be placed behind
the front bracket welded to the deck
Important:
spring loaded in the down position. Lift the
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deflector up to test that it snaps to the full
down position.
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so the shorter spring end is coming
Figure 71
3. Rod, short end, moved
behind mower bracket
4. Short end, retained by
mower bracket.
The grass deflector must be
Figure 70.
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(Figure 71).