Adjusting The Electric Clutch - Toro 74253 Operator's Manual
With a 60in or 72in turbo force side discharge mower
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6. Remove the right rear wheel from the machine.
7. Locate the hole in the frame and remove the side
plug in the gear box. (Figure 50).
8. The oil needs be up to the opening of the gear box
hole.
9. Add oil if needed to bring it to the correct level.
1. Right rear wheel
2. Lug nuts
Changing the Gear Box Oil
Service Interval: After the first 100 hours
Contact an Authorized Service Dealer to change the
gear box oil.
Adjusting the Electric Clutch
Service Interval: Every 500 hours
The clutch is adjustable to ensure proper engagement
and proper braking.
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control levers
to the neutral locked position and set the parking
brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Unlatch the seat and tip it forward.
4. Loosen the front engine panel knobs and remove
the panel.
5. Push down on the spring loaded idler pulley for the
PTO drive belt and remove the belt from the clutch
pulley (Figure 51).
Figure 50
3. Jack stand
4. Hole in the side of frame
to access the side plug
1. PTO drive belt
2. Gear box
6. Unplug the electric connection for the clutch
(Figure 52).
7. Remove the two bolts holding the rubber clutch
strap to the mower frame (Figure 52).
8. Remove the center bolt holding the clutch to
the engine shaft and remove the clutch and key
(Figure 52).
1. Clutch
2. Two bolts and nuts for
clutch strap
3. Rubber clutch strap
9. Insert a 0.015–0.021 inch (0.381–0.533 mm) feeler
gauge through one inspection slot in the side of the
assembly. Make sure it is between the armature and
the rotor friction surfaces (Figure 53).
10. Tighten the lock nuts until there is slight binding on
the feeler gauge but it can be moved easily within the
air gap (Figure 53).
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Figure 51
3. Spring loaded idler pulley
Figure 52
4. Clutch center bolt
5. Electrical connection
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