Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro 74917 Operator's Manual

1. Right stabilizer
2. Deck strut (right side shown)
3. Remove the rear deck lift attachment shoulder bolt and nut.
4. Remove the front deck lift attachment shoulder bolt and nut.
8. Raise the deck struts and secure them in the up
position. Slide the deck out to the right side of the
machine.

Replacing the Grass Deflector

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 cover plate, a mulch plate, or a grass
chute and catcher.
• Make sure the grass deflector is in the down
position.
1. Remove the locknut, bolt, spring and spacer holding
the deflector to the pivot brackets (Figure 98).
Remove the damaged or worn grass deflector.
2. Place the spacer and spring onto grass deflector.
Place the L end of spring behind deck edge.
Figure 97
Note: Make sure the L end of the spring is installed
behind the deck edge before installing the bolt as
shown in Figure 98.
3. Install the bolt and nut. Place the J hook end of the
spring around the grass deflector (Figure 98).
Important: The grass deflector must be able to
lower down into position. Lift the deflector up
to test that it lowers into the full down position.
1. Bolt
2. Spacer
3. Locknut
4. Spring
60
Figure 98
5. Spring installed
6. Grass Deflector
7. L end of spring, place
behind deck edge before
installing bolt
8. J hook end of spring