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B_ade Care f -_,
_ ARNING:When removing cutting
bladefor sharpening or replacement,
protect your handswith a pair of heavy
gloves or usea heavy rag to hold blade.
1, Disconnectsparkplugwirefromsparkplug,Turn
moweron itssidemakingsurethattheairfilterand
thecarburetorareup,
2, Removebolt,bladebell support,blade,andblade
adapterfromtheenginecrankshaft,SeeFigure5,
3, Thebladecanbe sharpenedwitha fileoron agrind=
ingwheel Donotattempttosharpenthebladewhile
itisstillon themower,Whensharpeningblade,follow
originalangleofgrind,Grindcuttingedgesequallyto
keepbladebalanced,
4, Removebladefromtheadapterfortestingbalance,
Balancethebladeona roundshaftscrewdriverto
check,Removemetalfromtheheavysideuntilit
balancesevenly,
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Figure 5
WARNING:An unbalanced bladewill
cause excessivevibration when rotating
at high speeds, it may causedamage
to mower,and could breakcausing
personalinjury.
5, Lubricatetheenginecrankshaftandtheinnersurface
ofthe bladeadapterwithlightoil Slidetheblade
adapterontotheenginecrankshaft,Placetheblade
on theadaptersuchthat thesideoftheblademarked
"Bottom"(orwithpartnumber)facesthegroundwhen
themoweris intheoperatingposition,Makesurethat
bladeisalignedandseatedon bladeadapterflanges,
6, Placebladebellsupporton theblade,Alignnotches
on thebladebellsupportwithsmallholesin blade,
Replacehexboltandtightenhexbolttotorque:450
in,Ibs,rain,,600 in,Ibs,max,
Toensuresafeoperationof yourmower,periodically
checkthebladeboltforcorrecttorque,
Belt Care
1, Removetwoshoulderscrewssecuringfrontdrive
coverto mowerdeck,SeeFigure6, Pressinwardon
sidesoffrontdrivecoverand releasetabsthatsecure
ittotheheightadiusterbrackets,Removedrivecover
frommower,
2, Loosenscrewholdingbelttensionspringtotrans=
mission,SeeFigure6 inset,Donotremovescrew
completely,Asyouloosenit, tensiononthebeltwillbe
released,
Figure 6
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Figure 7
4, Replacewith newbelt,workingaroundblade,Make
surebeltisfirmlyseatedonenginepulleywhile
pullingfromtheothersideandslidingit aroundthe
transmissionpulley,Tightenscrewloosenedearlier
tosecurebelttensionspringtothetransmission,
Reassemblefrontdrivecover,
3, Pushtransmissionupa littleandslidebeltoffthe
transmissionpulley,Lift mowertoaccessbeltfrom
undersideofmower,Slidebeltoff ofenginepulleyand
aroundtheblade,SeeFigure7,
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WhenremOVing
the cutting blade
_for sharpening or
rep!aeement or
pair of heavy g oves
or use a heavy rag to
hold the blade.
An unbalanced blade
will cause excessive
vibration when rotat-
ingat high speeds, it
may cause damage
to mower, and could
break causing per-
sonal injury.
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