Exmark 30" - Check the Blade Brake Clutch; Service Air Filter

Maintenance
WARNING
Incorrectinstallationofthebladeor
componentsusedtoretaintheblade
canbedangerous.Failuretouseall
originalcomponentsandassembled
asshowncouldallowabladeorblade
componenttobethrownoutfrom
underthedeckresultinginserious
personalinjuryordeath.
AlwaysinstalltheoriginalExmark
blades,bladedrivers,andbladebolts
asshown.
F.Iftheytouch,thebladesarenotmounted
correctly.RepeatstepsAthroughE.Ifthe
bladesstilltouchafterrepeatingthesteps,
contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
6.Returnthelawnmowertoitsuprightposition.
7.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
ChecktheBladeBrake
Clutch
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
RefertoCheckingtheBladeBrakeClutchin
Operation.
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
CheckAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug
(Figure7).
3.Removethecoverandcleanitthoroughly.
4.Checkthepaperelementandfoamcleaner.If
cleaningisrequired,seeServiceAirFilter.
5.Reinstallthecover.
ServiceAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Cleanthe
foampre-cleaner.
Every300hours—Replace
thepaperairlter.(May
needmoreoftenin
dustyconditions.See
theEnginemanualfor
additionalinformation.)
Note:DoNotoperatetheenginewithouttheair
lterassembly;extremeenginedamagewilloccur.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug
(
Figure7).
3.Removethecoverandcleanitthoroughly.
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1.Cover3.Paperairlter
2.Foamelement
4.Airlterbase
4.Removethepaperairlteranddiscarditas
required.
Note:DoNottrytocleanapaperairlter.
5.Removethefoamelementandwashitwithamild
detergentandwater,thenblotitdry.
6.Saturatetheelementwithcleanengineoil,then
squeezeit(DoNottwist)toremovetheexcessoil.
7.Installthefoamelement.
8.Installthenewpaperairlter.
9.Reinstallthecover.
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