Toro 23512 Operator's Manual page 27

8. Inspect the blades for damage and wear, and
replace them as required.
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
and remove it from the fork mounting bracket.
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
(Figure 27). Remove the bearing and pulley by
removing the bearing fasteners from the fork
mounting bracket.
(Figure
Figure 27
9. Key
10. Pulley spacer
11. Slicer-shaft nut
12. Slicer-shaft spacer
13. Cutting blade
14. Blade spacer
15. Shaft
11. Loosen the 2 setscrews located on the flanged
bearing, and slide the bearing off 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 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.
WARNING
Incorrect installation of the blade or
components used to retain the blade can
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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.
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15. Return the machine to the upright position.
16. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
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