Service Manual

Greensmaster Flex 18/21Page 7 – 10Cutting Unit
Bedbar
1. Grass shield
2. Washer head screw (3 used)
3. Bedbar
4. Bedknife
5. Screw
6. Bedbar bolt (2 used)
7. Flange nut (2 used)
8. Flat washer (4 used)
9. Plastic washer (4 used)
10. Cutoff bar
11. Screw (4 used)
12. Cap screw (2 used)
13. Rubber bushing (2 used)
14. Nylon bushing (2 used)
15. Weight
16. Cap screw (2 used)
17. Flat washer (4 used)
18. Lock nut (4 used)
Figure 14
FRONT
RIGHT
190 to 240 in–lb
(21.5 to 27.1 N–m)
Antiseize
Lubricant
16
17
2
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
14
15
17
12
18
18
10
11
8
200 to 250 in–lb
(22.6 to 28.2 N–m)
Antiseize
Lubricant
13
Removal (Fig. 14)
1. Position machine on a flat, level work surface. Make
sure engine is OFF. Remove spark plug wire from the
engine spark plug.
2. On both sides of cutting unit, loosen bedbar adjuster
screw by turning screw counterclockwise (Fig. 15).
3. Back off the spring tension lock nut until the washer
is no longer tensioned against the bedbar (Fig. 15).
4. Loosen flange nuts securing the bedbar pivot bolts
on both sides of the cutting unit. Remove both pivot bolts
with flange nut, nylon washer and metal washer (Figs.
15 and 16). Locate and retrieve second nylon and metal
washers from between bedbar and cutting unit side
plate.
DANGER
Contact with the reel, bedknife or other cutting
unit parts can result in personal injury. Use
heavy gloves when handling the cutting reel or
bedknife.
5. Remove bedbar from the cutting unit by pulling
downward.
6. Inspect nylon bushings and rubber bushings in cut-
ting unit side plates. Remove and replace bushings if
necessary.