Maintenance; Servicing The Bedbar - Toro 04616 Operator's Manual

Maintenance

Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine
from the normal operating position.

Servicing the Bedbar

Removing the Bedbar
1. Turn bedbar adjuster screw, counterclockwise, to
back bedknife away from reel (Figure 19).
Figure 19
1. Bedbar adjusting screw
2. Spring tension nut
2. Back out the spring tension nut, until the washer is
no longer tensioned against the bedbar (Figure 19).
3. On each side of the machine, loosen the lock nut
securing the bedbar bolt (Figure 20).
Figure 20
1. Bedbar bolt
4. Remove each bedbar bolt allowing the bedbar to be
pulled downward and removed from the machine
bolt (Figure 20). Account for the two nylon and one
stamped steel washers on each end of the bedbar
(Figure 21).
3. Bedbar
4. Washer
2. Lock nut
1. Bedbar bolt
2. Nut
Assembling the Bedbar
1. Install the bedbar, positioning the mounting ears
between the washer and bedbar adjuster.
2. Secure the bedbar to each side plate with the bedbar
bolts (nuts on bolts) and 6 washers. A nylon washer
is to be positioned on each side of the side plate
boss. Place a steel washer outside each of the nylon
washers (Figure 21). Torque the bedbar bolts to
240-320 in.-lb. Tighten the locknuts until the outside
steel washer stops rotating and the end play is
removed but do not overtighten or deflect the side
plates. The washers on the inside may have a gap.
3. Tighten the spring tension nut until the spring is
collapsed, then back it off 1/2 turn (Figure 22).
1. Spring tension nut
12
Figure 21
3. Steel washer
4. Nylon washer
Figure 22
2. Spring