Flex Tip Reel Removal; Flex Tip Rake Rod Or Finger Plate Replacement - Toro 07050 Operator's Manual

Flex Tip Reel Removal

1. Place the machine on a hard and level surface.
2. Raise the front of the sweeper as high as possible
by lowering the jack.
3. Raise the reel to the highest position.
4. Remove the lower belt guard and reel drive belt
(Figure 27 and Figure 28).
5. Remove the 2 bolts, lockwashers, and nuts securing
the reel shaft bearings to the reel support arms on
each side of the sweeper. Lower the flex tip reel to
the ground.
6. Lift the reel support arms to the highest position.
7. Slide the end of the rake rearward and pull it out
from under the machine.
Flex Tip Rake Rod
Or Finger Plate
Replacement
1. Remove the bolt and locknut from one end of the
reel (Figure 31).
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1. bolt and locknut
2. Remove the locknut only from the opposite end of
the reel.
3. Drive the rod from the end plate. Drive the rod from
the end without the tab welded to it.
4. Remove the finger plates or rods as required and
replace.
5. Line up the finger plate with the rod and drive the
rod back through the end plate.
6. Attach the bolt, locknuts, and hook up the springs.
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Figure 31
2. Locknut
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