Service Manual

Greensmaster Flex 18/21Page 7 – 20Cutting Unit
Cutting Reel
1. Grass shield
2. Washer head screw (3 used)
3. Bedbar
4. Bedknife
5. Screw (11 used)
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. Flange bushing (2 used)
15. Weight
16. Cap screw (2 used)
17. Flat washer (4 used)
18. Lock nut (4 used)
19. RH pitch arm
20. V–ring
21. Wear sleeve
22. Cutting reel
23. LH pitch arm
24. Bearing lock nut
Figure 29
FRONT
RIGHT
190 to 240 in–lb
(21.5 to 27.1 N–m)
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17
2
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12
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10
11
8
Antiseize
Lubricant
13
Antiseize
Lubricant
Antiseize
Lubricant
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Cutting Reel Removal (Fig. 29)
1. Remove cutting unit from machine (see Separating
Cutting Unit from Traction Unit in this chapter). Place
cutting unit on a flat level surface or on a stable work
bench.
DANGER
Contact with the reel, bedknife or other cutting
unit parts can result in personal injury. Use
heavy gloves when handling the cutting reel.
2. Remove bedbar from the cutting unit (see Bedbar
Removal in this section).
3. If cutting unit is equipped with a groomer, remove
grooming reel (see Grooming Reel in the Service and
Repairs section of Chapter 8 – Groomer).
4. Remove belt cover and reel drive belt from the left
side of the cutting unit.
NOTE: On early production Flex 18 cutting units, the 22
tooth pulley attached to the cutting reel (left side of cut-
ting unit) is mounted with the flange toward the cutting
unit and has a pulley washer on the outside.
5. Block reel with a piece of wood to prevent reel from
turning. Remove flange nut that secures drive pulley to
reel shaft (Fig. 31). Remove pulley washer (if equipped)
and pulley from the shaft. Remove woodruff key and
seal spacer from reel shaft.
6. Remove reel drive plate from cutting unit (Fig. 31):
A. Remove fasteners that secure reel drive plate to
cutting unit side plate.
B. Pull drive plate assembly from cutting unit.