Mower Belt Maintenance; Inspecting The Belts; Replacing The Mower Belt - Toro TimeCutter HD X5450 Operator's Manual

6. Position the spring on the rod as shown in so the
shorter spring end is coming from under the rod before
the bend and going over the rod as it returns from the
bend.
7. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into the
notch on the deflector bracket
Figure 74
1. Rod and spring assembly
installed
2. Loop end of the spring
installed into the notch in
the deflector bracket
8. Secure the rod and spring assembly by twisting it so the
short end of the rod is placed behind the front bracket
welded to the deck (Figure
Important: The grass deflector must be spring
loaded in the down position. Lift the deflector up
to test that it snaps to the full down position.
9. Install the cotter pin
(Figure 74).
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1
3
4
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3. Rod (short end) moved
behind mower bracket
4. Short end, retained by
mower bracket.
74).
(Figure 73).

Mower Belt Maintenance

Inspecting the Belts

Service Interval: Every 25 hours—Check the belts for wear
Check the belts for cracks, frayed edges, burn marks, or any
other damage. Replace damaged belts.

Replacing the Mower Belt

Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping when
cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks, and cracks are
signs of a worn mower belt. Replace the mower belt if any of
these conditions are evident.
1. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move the
motion-control levers to the N
and engage the parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key from the key
switch, and wait for all moving parts to stop before
leaving the operating position.
3. Lower the mower to the 76 mm (3 inches) height-of-cut
position.
4. Remove the mower-deck curtain; refer to
Mower-Deck Curtain (page
5. For each of the belt covers, loosen the 2 bolts, but do
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not remove them.
6. Slide the cover until it is clear of the bolts and lift it
up and out to remove it.
7. Remove the floor pan to access the idler pulley.
8. Using a spring removal tool, (Toro Part No. 92-5771),
remove the idler spring from the deck post to remove
tension on the idler pulley
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or cracks.
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(Figure 75).
position,
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Releasing the