How to remove plastic front wheel drive cover on Toro Recycler

Tighten axle bolt, item 12.

Review diagram at;
https://www.partstree.com/models/41-20oe01-520-h-toro-garden-tractor-1990/wheels-and-tires-35/

Raise and secure front of mower off the ground.
Remove large wheel cover (if in place).
Remove small dust cap.
Remove cotter pin.
Remove castle nut.
Remove flat washer.

The wheel should now be loose and the outer roller bearing can be removed. Next slip the wheel off the spindle. Take care not to loose any parts from backside of the wheel.

Maybe a warped deck

I have a 22" Toro Recycler Lawn Mower with front wheel drive. After many years the original tires wore out, primarily the left front.
After I replaced the wheels the front wheels kept falling off. I learned that Toro uses an unusual two layer washer on the front wheels. You need a) either an exact replacement for this washer OR b) two separate washers. The hole of the washer is 3/8" Everbilt has the smaller flat washer PN 637-009 and the larger washer can be found in the Everbilt PN 281-293. The SMALLER washer must be placed closer to the frame, the larger washer is closer to the wheel. Once this was done it ran perfectly.
Later I found pieces of the original washers in the grass. Toro had the replacement washer available on their website, I was just in a hurry to get the mower back up and running. The Everbilt washers were purchased at Home Depot.

It sounds like your belt is slipping / loose and should be replaced. Hope this helps. Good Luck.
James

Got the same problem with mine, replaced the drive belt, removed the wheels and checked for rocks and pebbles, greased, checked also bottom of gearbox. grease was present no broken teeth, top pulley has excive side to side play. Have not disaasembled yet. Hope someone would have had a solution here.

Its a bit of a pain - but with ordinary tools, it can be done. Get the replacement cable first. You can see how the bottom spring wraps around the cable with a universal joint sort of arrangement. Remove the belt protector (three screws from the top deck; if you have a battery compartment, that will temporarily need to go. Release the old cable from the top and middle attachment points, then unhook the spring from the traction lever. You might need to destroy the old cable lock to the mower deck to remove the old cable. Remove the plastic cup next to the cable where it exits the mower deck. Replace parts in this order: New spring/cable to the traction lever, snap in plastic interface to mower deck, small plastic cup top cable attachment, then middle attachment. You might need to move the middle attachment after you give it a test run. Replace belt cover and battery compartment if necessary. A lot of steps but, except for a difficult fit to get the spring hooked up, nothing is really difficult. I paid about $30 for the replacement cable from a local dealer; Overpriced, but I wanted to get the job done today.

how do you change the self propelled cable on Toro Model 20005 22 " recycler. Can't figure out how to remove the plastic black cover the cable goes under

Is it possible that the belt has either broken or come off the pulleys? Next step would be to remove the cover and see if there is something preventing engagement or if you see any broken parts. May even be as simple as lubricating the cable/levers.

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