Toro Greensmaster
Flex 18 04018 Service Manual page 106

NOTE: To prevent grooming shaft from turning when
installing flange nuts, use wrench on shaft flats to hold
shaft.
7. Secure grooming reel by tightening flange nuts on
both ends of grooming shaft. Torque flange nuts from 17
to 21 ft–lb (23 to 28 N–m).
8. Insert front roller into LH groomer arm.
9. Position RH groomer arm to front roller, groomer RH
side plate and mower frame. Secure groomer arm to
mower with carriage bolt, washer and flange nut.
10.Install spring washer and lock nut to secure RH
groomer arm lift rod to RH groomer side plate (Fig. 7).
11. Center front roller and tighten cap screws to secure
roller (Figs. 7 and 8).
IMPORTANT: When installing groomer drive belt,
make sure that belt is centered on the pulleys and
in the grooves.
12.Install groomer drive belt to right side of mower (see
Groomer Drive Belt Replacement in this section). Do not
install belt cover at this time.
13.Check grooming reel height and mower height–of–
cut settings. Adjust as needed.
Groomer
Contact with the reel, bedknife or other cutting
unit parts can result in personal injury. Use
heavy gloves when rotating the cutting reel.
14.After groomer height has been adjusted, rotate cut-
ting reel by hand to make sure that the grooming shaft
is seated in the bearings and rotates without binding.
Also, make sure that the groomer drive belt is tracking
straight in the pulleys. After rotating the reel, re–check
the torque on the flange nuts on both ends of grooming
shaft. Flange nut torque should be from 17 to 21 ft–lb
(23 to 28 N–m).
15.Apply Loctite #242 (or equivalent) to threads of cap
plug (item 21). Install cap plug into LH side plate and
torque from 60 to 80 ft–lb (82 to 108 N–m) (Fig. 8).
16.Install groomer belt cover to cutting unit.
17.Lubricate groomer bearings.
18.Attach spark plug wire to engine spark plug.
NOTE: After greasing groomer bearings, operate
groomer for 30 seconds, stop machine and wipe excess
grease from grooming shaft and seals.
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