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Figure5-3:Removebolt,bellsupport,blade,andadapterto
gainaccesstotheblade.
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Figure5-4:Loosenthescrewthat holdsdeckbaffleontodeck.
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Figure5-5:Removebeltfromtransmissionandenginepulley.
protect your hands with a pair of heavy
gloves or usea heavy rag to hold blade.
1, Disconnectsparkplugwirefromsparkplug,Turn
moweron itssidemakingsurethattheairfilterand
thecarburetorareup,
2, Removebolt,bladebensupport,blade,andblade
adapterfromtheenginecrankshaft,Figure5:3,
NOTE:Whenremovingtheblade,bladeadapter,etc,,be
carefulnottoremoveorlosepartsaboveitassociated
withtheenginepulley,
3.
4.
Thebladecanbesharpenedwithafifeor ona grind:
ingwheel Donotattempttosharpenthebladewhile
it isstillon themower,Whensharpeningblade,follow
originalangleofgrind,Grindcuttingedgesequallyto
keepbladebalanced,
Removebladefromtheadapterfortestingbalance,
Balancethe bladeona roundshaftscrewdriverto
check,Removemetalfromtheheavysideuntilit
balancesevenly,
WARNING:An unbalancedblade
will cause excessivevibration when
rotating at high speeds. It may cause
damageto mower,and could break
causing personal injury.
5, Lubricatetheenginecrankshaftandtheinnersurface
ofthebladeadapterwithlightoil SNdetheblade
adapterontotheenginecrankshaft,Placetheblade
on theadaptersuchthatthesideoftheblademarked
"Bottom"(orwithpartnumber)facesthegroundwhen
themowerisin theoperatingposition,Makesurethat
bladeisalignedandseatedon bladeadapterflanges,
6, Placebladebellsupportonthe blade,Alignnotches
on thebladebellsupportwithsmallholesin blade,
Replacehexboltandtightenhexbolttotorque:450
in,Ibs,rain,,600 in,fbs,max,
Toensuresafeoperationof yourmower,periodically
checkthebladeboltforcorrecttorque,
Belt Care
1, Disconnectthesparkplugwireandgroundit against
theengine,
2, Drainthefueltankorplacea pieceof plasticbeneath
thecaptopreventgasolineleakage,
3, Tipmoweron itsside(aircleanersideofengineup),
4, Removeblade,adapter,andrelatedhardwareas
instructedunder"BladeCare"above,
5, Loosenself:tappingscrewthatsecuresdeckbaffleto
thedeck,Figure5:4,
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WARNING
When removing
the cutting blade
for sharpening or
replacement or
when sliding the belt
around it, protect
your hands with a
pair of heavy gloves
or use a heavy rag to
hold the blade.
An unbalanced blade
will cause excessive
vibration when rotat-
ing at high speeds. It
may cause damage
to mower, and could
break causing per=
sonal injury.
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