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

6. Slide Thatcher into position and secure to reel support
arms.
7. Align idler sprocket with jackshaft sprocket and
thatcher sprocket.
8. Install No. 60 chain, included in kit. Lubricate with
SAE 30 oil.
9. Push down on idler sprocket until desired chain tension
is obtained.
10. Fasten idler sprocket securely.
Note: Spacers mounted on lift mechanism adjusting screws
must be removed when thatcher is installed on machine.
11. Put reel support arms in a lowered position.
12. Remove jam nut and adjusting screw. Slide spacer off
adjusting screw.
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Figure 32
1. Spacer
2. Adjusting screw
3. Jam nut
13. Reassemble jam nut and adjusting screw with spacer
positioned on adjusting screw between pivot block and
clevis. This is the storage position for spacer during
thatcher operation.
14. Repeat procedure on other side of sweeper.
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4
2
4. Pivot block
5. Clevis
Note: Spacers should be re–installed whenever the thatcher
is removed and either the brush or flex tip reel is mounted
to sweeper.
Flex Tip Rake Rod Or Finger
Plate Replacement
1. Remove capscrew and locknut from one end of reel.
2. Remove locknut only, from opposite end of reel.
3. Drive rod from end plate. Drive rod from end without
the tab welded to it.
4. Remove finger plates or rods as required and replace.
5. Line up finger plate with rod and drive rod back
through end plate.
6. Attach capscrew and locknuts and hook up springs.
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1. Capscrew and locknut
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Figure 33
2. Locknut
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