Checking The Reel Bearings And Mower; Fasteners; Parallel The Bedknife To The Reel - Toro ReelMaster 01005 Operator's Manual

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Checking the Reel Bearings
and Mower Fasteners
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Rotate the center adjusting knob until the bedknife
does not contact the reel. Try to spin the reel. If the
reel does not spin, adjust the reel bearings; refer to
Adjusting the Reel Bearing in the Maintenance Section.
If the reel spins freely, proceed to the next step.
2. Try to move the reel back and forth. If the reel can
be moved, the reel bearings must be adjusted; refer to
Adjusting the Reel Bearing in the Maintenance Section.
3. Check and tighten all nuts, bolts, and screws to assure
all parts are secure.
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Parallel the Bedknife to the
Reel
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Position the mower on a level surface. Remove any
paint and grease from the bedknife and the reel cutting
edges.
2. Make sure the throwout knobs (Figure 5) are disengaged
and the bedknife to reel contact is removed by turning
the bedknife adjustment knob counterclockwise.
3. Insert a long strip of newspaper between the reel blade
and the bedknife. While rotating the reel backward,
turn the bedknife adjusting knob (Figure 5) clockwise,
one click at a time, until the paper is pinched lightly,
which results in the paper being cut or a slight drag
when the paper is pulled.
1. Throwout knobs
4. Continue to check for light contact across the full
length of bedknife using paper. If light contact is not
evident, the bedknife is not parallel to the reel.
5. Loosen the nut on the left bedbar pivot bolt enough to
ease turning of eccentric bolt.
6. Parallel the bedknife to the reel by rotating the left
bed–bar pivot bolt (Figure 6). The left pivot bolt has an
offset thread which, when rotated, acts as a cam to raise
or lower the bedbar. On the left hand pivot bolt there
is an offset dot (Figure 6) which denotes the thread of
the bolt. When the dot is in the up position (Figure 6)
the left end of bedbar is raised. As the bolt is turned
clockwise and the dot is lowered, so is the left end of
the bedbar. The identification dot is to be positioned
within the rear (180 degree) position when adjusting.
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1. Bedbar pivot bolt
7. Rotate the left pivot bolt to raise or lower the bedbar.
8. Insert a long strip of newspaper between the reel blade
and the bedknife. While rotating the reel backward,
turn the bedknife adjusting knob clockwise, one click at
a time, until the paper is pinched lightly, which results
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Figure 5
2. Bedknife adjusting knob
Figure 6
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