Toro Groundsmaster 360 Service Manual page 427

Removing the Idler Assembly
Installing the Idler Assembly
Groundsmaster 360
16225SL Rev C
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the cutting deck, shut off the
engine, set the parking brake, and remove the key from the key switch.
2. Lift the footrest to get access to the top of the cutting deck and support the
footrest with the prop rod.
3. Remove the deck covers from the top of the cutting deck.
4. Loosen the 2 jam nuts (item 22 in
the cutting deck to allow clearance between the idler arm and stop bolt.
5. Remove the drive belt from the deck pulleys.
6. Insert a nut driver or small piece of pipe onto the torsion spring end of the
idler arm.
The spring is under heavy load and can cause personal injury.
Be careful when removing the tension from the torsion spring of
the idler arm.
7. Carefully push the torsion spring end down and away from the idler arm
to unhook the spring from the arm.
8. Remove the snap ring that retains the idler arm assembly to the cutting deck.
9. Remove the idler components as shown in
1. Install the idler components that were removed, and secure the idler arm
assembly to the cutting deck with the snap ring
2. Insert a nut driver or small piece of pipe onto the torsion spring end of the
idler arm.
The spring is under heavy load and can cause personal injury.
Be careful when applying the tension to the torsion spring of the
idler arm.
Figure 304) that attach the idler stop bolt to
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Cutting Deck: Service and Repairs