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:wARN!NG
Always stopengine,
disconnectspark
plug,andground
againstenginebefore
cleaning,lubricating
or doing any kindof
maintenanceonyour
machine!
if unit istipped for
easieraccessto
bladeorbeltltip
mowerasspecified
inseparateengine
manual,if itdoesnot
specifyturnmower
on its side making
sure that the air filter
and the carburetor
cuttinggrassin
sandy soil Condition
causes abrasive wear
to the bladei
Lubricate
thesepoints
before
reasembly.
Figure 10
Lubrication
1. Lubricatethepivotpointsonthebladecontrolhandle
atleastoncea seasonwithlightoil.Theblade
controlmustoperatefreelyin bothdirections.See
Figure10.
2. If yourmowerisequippedwithballbearingwheels,
lubricateat leastoncea seasonwitha lightoil,all
othertypesrequireno lubrication.However,ifthe
wheelsareremovedforanyreason,lubricatethe
surfaceoftheaxleboltandtheinnersurfaceofthe
wheelwithlightautomotiveoil.
3. Lubricatethetorsionspringandpivotpointperiodi-
callywithlightoil topreventrust.SeeFigure10.
4. Followtheaccompanyingenginemanualforlubrica-
tionscheduleandinstruction.
.
2.
Engine
Refertotheseparateenginemanualforengine
maintenanceinstructions.
.
Maintainengineoil asinstructedin theseparate
enginemanualpackedwithyourunit. Readand
followinstructionscarefully.
Undernormalconditionsserviceaircleanerasin-
structedintheseparateengine manualpackedwith
yourunit. Cleaneveryfewhoursunderextremely
dustyconditions. Poorengineperformanceand
floodingusuallyindicatesthattheaircleanershould
be serviced.
4. Thesparkplugshouldbecleanedandthegap
resetoncea season.Sparkplugreplacementis
recommendedatthestartof eachmowingseason;
checkenginemanualforcorrectplugtypeandgap
specifications.
NOTE:Thissparkignitionsystemmeetsall require-
mentsof theCanadianInterference-CausingEquipment
Regulations.
.
Cleantheengineregularlywithaclothor brush.
Keepthecoolingsystem(blowerhousingarea)clean
topermitproperair circulationwhichisessentialto
engineperformanceandlife.Becertaintoremoveall
grass,dirtandcombustibledebrisfrommufflerarea.
Deck
Theundersideofthemowerdeckshouldbecleanedafter
eachuseto preventa buildupofgrassclippings,leaves,
dirtorothermatter.If thisdebrisisallowedtoaccumulate,
itwillinviterustandcorrosion,and maypreventproper
mulching.
Thedeckmaybecleanedbytiltingthemowerandscrap-
ingcleanwitha suitabletool(makecertainthesparkplug
wireisdisconnected).
Blade Care
Periodicallyinspectthebladeadapterforcracks,especial-
lyifyoustrikea foreignobject.Replacewhennecessary.
Followthestepsbelowforbladeservice:
1. Removetheboltandthebladebellsupportwhich
holdthebladeandthebladeadaptertotheengine
crankshaft.SeeFigure11.
2. Removebladeandadapterfromthecrankshaft.
3. Theblademayberesharpenedbyremovingitand
eithergrindingorfilingthecuttingedgekeepingas
closetotheoriginalbevelaspossible.Donotattempt
tosharpenthebladewhileitisstill onthemower.
4. it isextremely important thateachcuttingedge
receivesanequalamountof grindingto preventan
unbalancedblade.
NOTE:improperbladebalancewillresultin excessive
vibrationcausingeventualdamagetotheengineand
mower.Besuretocarefullybalancebladeafter sharpen-
ing.Possibledamageresultingfrombladeunbalance
conditionisnotthe responsibilityofthemanufacturer.
NOTE:Alwaysremovebladefromtheadapterfortesting
balance.
5. Thebladecanbetestedforbalancebybalancingit
ona roundshaftscrewdriver.Removemetalfromthe
heavysideuntilit balancesevenly.
6 Beforereassemblingthebladeandthebladeadapter
totheunit,lubricatetheenginecrankshaftandthe
innersurfaceofthebladeadapterwithlightoil.
7. Installthebladeadapteron thecrankshaftwiththe
"star"awayfromtheengine.SeeFigure11.Place
thebladewiththesidemarked"bottom"(orwithpart
number)facingawayfromtheadapter.Aligntheblade
bellsupportoverthebladewiththetabsin theholesof
thebladeandinsertthehexbolt.
8. Tightenthehexbolttothetorquelistedbelow:
Blade Mounting Torque
CenterBolt450 in.lb.rain.,600 in.lb,max.
Toinsuresafeoperationofyourunit,ALLnutsand bolts
mustbecheckedperiodicallyforcorrecttightness.
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