Figure29
Thisgureissimpliedforthepurposeofclarity.
3.Tightenthenutonthecablesupport.
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Replacethebladeorhave
itsharpened(morefrequentlyifthe
edgedullsquickly).
Important:
Y ou will need a torque wr ench to install
the blade pr oper l y
.Ifyoudonothaveatorque
wrenchorareuncomfortableperformingthis
procedure,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.If
thebladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.
Ifthebladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedand
balanced,orreplaceit.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure30).
Figure30
1.Bladenuts
2.Stiffener
4.Removetheblade(Figure30).
5.Installthenewblade(
Figure30).
6.Installthestiffeneryoupreviouslyremoved.
7.Installthebladenutsandtorquethemto15to
27ft-lb(20to37N-m).
CleaningtheBladeBrake
ClutchShield
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Cleanthebladebrakeclutchshieldyearlytopreventthe
bladefromstallingwhileyoumow.
1.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(
Figure31).
Figure31
1.Bladenuts4.Bladedriver
2.Stiffener
5.Disk
3.Blade6.Bladebrakeclutchshield
4.Removetheblade(Figure31).
5.Removethebladedriveranddisk(Figure31).
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