Toro 23510 Operator's Manual page 26

DANGER
A worn or damaged blade can break. A piece
of the blade could be thrown into the area
of the operator or a bystander, resulting in
serious personal injury or death.
• Inspect the blade periodically for wear or
damage.
• Replace a worn or damaged blade.
9. Remove the 4 carriage bolts and locknuts securing the
cutting blade assembly
the fork mounting bracket.
Figure 26
1. Carriage bolt
2. Fork mounting bracket
3. Flanged bearing with
setscrews
4. Lock nut
5. Pulley
6. Tapered hub with
setscrews
7. Washer
8. Bolt
10. Remove the 2 bolts and washers attaching the pulley
to the bearing. Loosen the setscrews on the bearing,
and slide the key off the shaft
bearing and pulley by removing the bearing fasteners
from the fork mounting bracket.
11. Loosen the 2 setscrews located on the flanged bearing,
and slide the bearing off of the shaft.
12. Loosen and remove the slicer-shaft nut and pulley
spacer from the shaft.
13. Carefully slide the alternating blades and spacers off of
the shaft, and replace them as necessary.
14. Reverse the procedure to install the assembly.
Note: Rotate each blade 1/6 turn from the previous
blade.
(Figure 26), and remove it from
9. Key
10. Pulley spacer
11. Slicer-shaft nut
12. Slicer-shaft spacer
13. Cutting blade
14. Blade spacer
15. Shaft
(Figure 26). Remove the
WARNING
Incorrect installation of the blade or
components used to retain the blade can
be dangerous. Failure to use all original
components and assembled as shown could
allow a blade or blade component to be thrown
out from under the deck resulting in serious
personal injury or death.
Always install Toro blades, blade drivers, and
blade bolts as shown.
15. Return the machine to the upright position.
16. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
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