Hayter 455E - Fuel System and Drive System Maintenance; Emptying Fuel Tank and Cleaning Filter; Adjusting the Self-Propel Drive

FuelSystem
Maintenance
EmptyingtheFuelTankand
CleaningtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Thefuellter(screen)elementislocatedinsidethefuel
tank.Cleanthefuellterelementyearly.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforittocooldown.
Note:Drainpetrolfromacoldengineonly.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Disconnectthefuellinebylooseningthetubeclamp
atthecarburetor.
4.Openthefuelvalve.
5.Drainthepetrolcompletelyfromthetankandfuel
lineintoanapprovedfuelcontainer.
6.Removethefueltankfromthemower.
7.Pourasmallamountoffuelinthefueltank,move
thefuelaroundinthetank,andpouritoutintoan
approvedfuelcontainer.
8.Installthefueltankandfuelline;refertoInstalling
theFuelTankandtheFuelLine.
DriveSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive
Ifthemowerdoesnotself-propelorhasatendencyto
creepforwardwhenthecontrolbarismorethan1-1/2
inches(3.8cm)fromthehandle,adjusttheself-propel
drive.
1.Loosenthenutthatsecurestheadjuster(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Adjuster
3.Cable
2.Nut
4.1-1/2inches(3.8cm)
2.Turntheadjusteruntilyouremovetheslackinthe
exposedcable(Figure28).
3.Tightenthenut.
Note:Tochecktheadjustment,slowlypullthe
mowerbackwardwhileyougraduallymovethe
controlbartowardthehandle.Theadjustmentis
correctwhentherearwheelsstopturningandthe
topofthecontrolbarisabout1-1/2inches(3.8cm)
fromthebottomofthehandle.
Note:Iftheadjusterisfullyextendedandthe
mowerdoesnotself-propelwhenthebladecontrol
baris1-1/2inches(3.8cm)fromthehandle,you
willneedtoadjusttheloweranchorbracket.Refer
tosteps4to9.
4.Movetheadjustertoobtainthemaximumslackin
thecable.
5.Removethefueltank.
Note:Youdonotneedtodisconnectthefuelline
fromthefueltank.
6.Removetheupperbeltcover(Figure29).
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