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Section 5: Maintenance and Lubrication
AFM4522 All Flex Grooming Mower 315-360M
11/14/08
Land Pride
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3. Remove center blade bolt (#4) and two outside blade
bar bolts (#5) from the bottom of blade to be
replaced.
4. Reinstall blade, blade washer and bolt. Care should
be taken when installing the blade bolt to not get it
cross threaded and to know if the bolt is right hand or
left hand. Do not exceed 55 ft.-lbs. of torque on bolt.
5. Reinstall the two outside bolts. Tighten to correct
torque listed in the Torque Values Chart in the
“Appendix” section on page 39.
Blade & Blade Bar Removal
Figure 5-4
IMPORTANT: Replace blades with Land Pride blades
only.
IMPORTANT: Always install blades with cutting edge
facing direction of blade spindle rotation and with wing
tips pointing up towards bottom of deck.
IMPORTANT: SeeFigure 5-4. Loctite is not required
if blade (#1) is removed without removing blade bar
(#2). However, If blade bar (#2) is removed from
spindle shaft (#3), then apply loctite 243 to external
spindle shaft threads and to center bolt threads (#4).
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Blade Removal And Installation
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CAUTION
Depending on blade rotation, bolts attaching mower blades to
their respective spindles may be either left hand or right hand.
Prevent spindle and/or bolt damage by knowing which hand
the threads are before removing and/or tightening any blade
mounting bolts.
Refer to Figure 5-2 & Figure 5-3:
1. Verify blade rotation and bolt thread type (right hand
or left hand) before loosening center blade bolt and
removing blade to be sharpened or replaced.
Left Hand Deck Blade Placement
Figure 5-2
Right Hand and Center Deck Blade Placement
Figure 5-3
Refer to Figure 5-4:
2. Remove blades by grasping the blade end (#1) with a
rag or thick padded glove while loosening the blade
mounting bolt (#4).
NOTE: Center blade bolt on the left hand deck is
right hand threads. Center blade bolt on the right
hand and center decks are left hand threads. The
two outside blade bar bolts are right hand threads.
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Blades Rotation: CW / Center Blade Bolt: R.H Threads
15591
Blades Rotation: CCW / Center Blade Bolt: L.H Threads