Stihl FS 490 C-M - Shaft Blocking and Attachment Mounting

FS 360 C-M, FS 410 C-M, FS 460 C-M, FS 490 C-M
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N Pull the guard washer (1) and thrust
plate (2) off the shaft.
N Thoroughly clean the guard ring,
shaft, thrust plate and guard washer
– do not remove the guard ring.
Blocking the Shaft
The output shaft (1) must be blocked
with the stop pin (2) to mount or remove
cutting attachments. The stop pin is
included with the machine and is
available as a special accessory.
N Insert the stop pin (2) in the bore (3)
in the gearbox as far as stop, apply
slight pressure.
N Rotate shaft or cutting attachment
until the stop pin slips into position
and blocks the shaft.
Mounting the Cutting Attachment
WARNING
Use a deflector that matches the cutting
attachment – see "Mounting the
Deflector".
Fitting the mowing head with screw
mounting
Keep the supplement sheet for the
mowing head in a safe place.
N Fit the thrust plate
N Turn the mowing head
anticlockwise on the shaft (1) as far
as it will go
N Retain the shaft
N Tighten the mowing head
NOTICE
Remove the tool that was used to block
the shaft.
Removing the Mowing Head
N Retain the shaft
N Turn the mowing head clockwise
Removing and Installing Metal Cutting
Attachments
Keep the leaflet and packaging of the
metal cutting attachment in a safe place.
WARNING
Wear protective gloves to reduce the
risk of direct contact with the sharp
cutting edges.
Mount only one metal cutting
attachment.
Mounting Grass Cutting Blades, Brush
Knife
Notice on new machines that come
standard with a mowing head only: A
"metal mowing attachment mounting kit"
is required to mount a grass cutting
blade or brush knife. Kits are available
from your servicing dealer.
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3
1
0812BA021 KN
2
1
002BA385 KN