500 MTD lawn mower

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InstallingFrontWheels
Place the front of the mower deck on raised blocks.
Remove lock nut from pivot arm assembly, slide
wheel onto pivot arm assembly and secure with
lock nut. See Figure 6.
Assemble the other side inthe same manner.
If your mower is equipped with hub caps, place hub
caps in position against the inner hub of wheel.
Press firmly around the center portion of the hub
cap in a circular motion. The hub caps are flexible
and they will snap over the wheel hubs.
Arm
Assembly
"_'"'--_Hub Cap (If Equipped)
Figure 6
InstallingRearWheels
Place the rear ofthe mower deck on raised blocks.
Remove lock nut from pivotarm assembly, slide
wheel, with hollow side in, onto axle and secure
with lock nut. See Figure 7.
Assemble the other side inthe same manner.
Lower the chute deflector carefully to its operating
position keeping your fingers out of the way.
Raise
Deflector
Figure 8
,_ WARNING: The chute retainer must be
removed and discarded before operating
the mower.
InstallingMulchingBaffle
If your mower is equipped with the optional mulching
baffle, install iton the rightside of the deck following
these instructions. Make sure to follow the correct
sequence as indicated here.
Liftup and hold the side-discharge chute deflector.
Insert bottom lip of the mulching baffle inside the
chute opening. See Figure 9.
Snap hooks of the mulching baffle over the hinge
pinof the chute deflector. See Figure 9. The hooks
must snap intoplace on the hinge pin, locking the
mulching baffle firmly onto the mower. For a close-
up ofthe hinge pinlocation, see Figure 9 inset.
Release the chute deflector.
NOTE: Install bottom lip inside chute opening
(indicated by I in the figure below) before placing hooks
over the hinge pin (indicated by 2 in the figure below).
Lock
Figure 7
RemovingChuteRetainer
The chute deflector on your mower is held in an uptight
position by a retainer for shipping purposes only.
Remove the retainer, following steps below, before
running the mower for the first time.
Push the chute deflector up and towards the
engine. Holding the deflector inthis position,
remove the retainer. See Figure 8.
ChuW
Deflector
Opening
Lip of Mu Baffle
(install pening)
Figure 9
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