Toro Reelmaster 3555 Series Installation Instructions Manual page 11

9. Check the pulley alignment again and repeat
this procedure if necessary.
Restraining the Reel
WARNING
The cutting reel blades are sharp and capable
of amputating hands and feet.
• Keep your hands and feet outside of the
reel.
• Ensure that the reel is restrained before
servicing it.
Restraining the Reel for Removing
Threaded Inserts
1. Loosen the shield-bolt on the left side of the
cutting unit and raise the rear shield
2. Insert a long-handled pry bar (recommended
3/8 inch x 12 inches with screwdriver handle)
through the back of the cutting reel, closest
to the side of the cutting unit that you will be
torquing (Figure
3. Place the pry bar against the weld side of the
reel support plate
Note:
Insert the pry bar between the top of the
reel shaft and the backs of 2 reel blades so that
the reel will not move.
Important:
Do not contact the cutting edge
of any blades with the pry bar; this may
damage the cutting edge and/or cause a high
blade.
Important:
The insert on the left side of
the cutting unit has left-hand threads. The
insert on the right side of the cutting unit has
right-hand threads.
(Figure
25).
(Figure 25).
1. Threaded insert for
removal
2. Loosen the shield bolt.
25).
3. Rear shield
4. Rest the handle of the pry bar against the rear
roller.
5. Complete the removal of the threaded insert
while ensuring that the pry bar stays in place,
then remove the pry bar.
6. Lower the rear shield and tighten the shield-bolt.
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Figure 25
4. Reel shaft
5. Reel support plate
6. Pry bar inserted along
the weld side of the reel
support plate.
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