Operator's Manual

WARNING

Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult

inseriouspersonalinjury.

Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.

1.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug.

RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page15).

2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.

3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure27).

Figure27

1.Bladenuts

2.Stiffener

4.Removetheblade(Figure27).

5.Installthenewblade(Figure27).

6.Installthestiffenerthatyoupreviouslyremoved.

7.Installthebladenutsandtorquethemto15to27ft-lb

(20to37N-m).

Cleaningthe

Blade-brake-clutchShield

ServiceInterval:Every25hours

Cleantheblade-brake-clutchshieldyearlytopreventtheblade

fromstallingwhileyoumow.

1.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug.

RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page15).

2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.

3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure28).

Figure28

1.Bladenuts4.Bladedriver

2.Stiffener

5.Disk

3.Blade6.Blade-brake-clutchshield

4.Removetheblade(Figure28).

5.Removethebladedriveranddisk(Figure28).

6.Removethebladebrake-clutchshield(Figure28).

7.Brushorblowoutdebrisfromtheinsideoftheshield

andaroundalltheparts.

8.Installtheblade-brake-clutchshieldthatyoupreviously

removed.

9.Installthebladedriveranddiskthatyoupreviously

removed.

10.Installthebladeandthestiffenerthatyoupreviously

removed(Figure28).

11.Installthebladenutsandtorquethemto15to27ft-lb

(20to37N-m).