Exmark Quest 4500-450 - Discharge Deflector Replacement

Maintenance
ReplacingtheDischarge
Deector
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallow
thelawnmowertothrowobjectsinthe
operator’sorbystander’sdirectionandresult
inseriousinjury.Also,contactwiththeblade
couldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyou
installamulchplate,dischargedeector,or
grasscollectionsystem.
1.LocateitemsshowninFigure46.
Figure46
1.Rod4.Mowerdeck
2.Spring5.Dischargedeector
bracket
3.Dischargedeector
6.Assembledview
2.Slidetherodoutoftheshortstand-off,spring,
anddischargedeector.Removethedamagedor
worndischargedeector.
3.Installnewdischargedeector.
4.Orientthespringsothattheshortlegpoints
towardsthedischargedeectorandthelongerleg
pointstowardsthedeckasshowninFigure46.
Placespringonrodandsliderod,straightend,
throughthefrontdischargedeectorbracket,
dischargedeector,andreardeectorbracket.
5.Makesurethatthespringandrodareinstalled
sothattherodisretainedfromslidingout
bythefrontbracketandthespringholdsthe
dischargedeectorinthedownposition.Referto
(Figure46)forproperorientation.
Important:Thedischargedeectormustbe
springloadedinthedownposition.Liftthe
deectoruptotestthatitsnapstothefull
downposition.
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