Maintenance
6.Attachthefrontsupportrodtothemowerdeck
withtheclevispinandhairpincotter(Figure75).
7.Installthemowerbeltontotheenginepulley;
refertoReplacingtheMowerBelt.
8.Levelthedeck;refertoLevelingtheMower
Decksection.
ReplacingtheDischarge
Deector
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallowthe
lawnmowertothrowobjectsintheoperator’sor
bystander’sdirectionandresultinseriousinjury.
Also,contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyouinstall
amulchplate,dischargedeector,orgrass
collectionsystem.
Inspectthedischargedeectorfordamagebefore
eachuse.Replaceanydamagedpartsbeforeuse.
•42inchStampedDeck:
1.LocateitemsshowninFigure80.
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Figure80
1.Mowerdeck
5.Spring
2.Dischargedeector6.Nut(3/8inch)
3.Dischargedeector
bracket
7.Shortstand-off
4.Rod
2.Removethenut(3/8inch)fromtherodunder
themower.
3.Slidetherodoutoftheshortstand-off,
spring,anddischargedeector.Removethe
damagedorworndischargedeector.
4.Replacethedischargedeector.
5.Sliderod,straightend,throughtherear
dischargedeectorbracket.
6.Placethespringontherod,withendwires
down,andbetweenthedischargedeector
brackets.Sliderodthroughseconddischarge
deectorbracket.
7.Insertrodatfrontofdischargedeectorinto
shortstand-offondeck.Securerearendof
rodintothemowerwithanut(3/8inch).
Important:Thedischargedeectormust
bespringloadedinthedownposition.
Liftthedeectoruptotestthatitsnapsto
thefulldownposition.
•34,42,50,and60inchWeldedDecks:
1.Disengagethespringfromthenotchinthe
deectorbracketandslidetherodoutofthe
weldeddeckbrackets,spring,anddischarge
deector(Figure81).Removethedamagedor
worndischargedeector.
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