115-8449 Side Deflector Compatible with Toro 2009-2016 22" Recycler Lawn mowers - Fits Model 20330 20330C 20331 20331C 20332 20332C 20333 20334 20334C 20337

I knocked the original deflector cover off of my Toro 22" Recycler mower after knocking into a fence I was mowing around. Aside from breaking some of the plastic, I also lost the spring. Installing this part was a fairly simple, 10-or-so minute change to get me back in business again (with most of that time spent trying to figure out how to keep the spring tight--see below).The part didn't come with instructions, and how to attach the part to the mower might not be obvious. Here's the easy way to do it:1. Insert one end of the spring into the small hole on the front of the plastic cover.2. Line up the cover and spring and place it over the existing metal bracket so that the ends of the bracket go in between the tabs on the cover and the spring. Note: do not remove the bracket from the mower deck.3. Insert the metal pin through the hole in one end of the cover. Insert the pin about half way, making sure that it goes through the holes on the cover, bracket, and spring.4. Use a pair on needle-nose pliers to pull back the opposite end of the spring while tapping the pin the rest of the way through everything with a mallet or hammer. When the pin is through and the pliers are removed, that end of the spring should sit on top of the mower deck and the cover should fit snug over the discharge opening. The cover should now be properly installed and should snap back into place after being lifted and released.

Fit my toro perfectly. No instructions so make sure you pay attention to order of pin etc when taking the old one off. Held up for an entire lawn mowing season.

Excellent part. Works as it should. Fits great.

Worked exactly as it should.

It take some finagling to get it to fit on the mower since it's spring loaded. But once on, fits perfectly. The one downside is the same issue I had with the original part. The two teeth that hold it down broke on the orginal and couldn't keep the shroud attached. On the replacement after a few mows one tooth broke. After a year the other tooth is still holding on but I kind of wish they were metal. But again, that was an issue with the original too. Just glad I was able to buy a newer one.

Product is solid - no issues w/ it.All the installation videos are spotty with this part, so I thought I'd help everyone avoid the 2 hour time suck I just experienced. You can probably do this in 5 minutes.The only challenging part of this is re-installing the spring. Like all the videos show, insert the 1st end of the spring into the small hole on the deflector and put the deflector in the closed position on the lawn mower. After you feed the metal rod through the 1st part of the bracket and the spring, grab the far end of the spring with needle nose pliers and twist it TOWARDS YOU (away from the engine) until the end is pointing back towards the engine. Hold it in place, and w/ your other hand, finish hammering the metal rod thru the spring and bracket. That will lock back half of the spring you just twisted into place. Very simple.Hope this saves everyone 1 hour and 55 minutes of torture!

I used the old hardware pin and spring. I carefully photographed the old part so as to make it easier to re assemble the new deflector. If your dyslexic or not patient you need to order a pre assembled deflector. Not so easy using the old hardware.

Installed within minutes, only a pair on needle nose pliers was needed, a tight fit just like to original.