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1.5inches(12.7cm)
6.Placetheballofnewspaper5inches(12.7cm)in
frontofthelawnmower(Figure14).
7.Starttheengine.
8.Movethebladecontrolbardowntoitslowest
position(Figure15).
Figure15
9.Liftthebladecontrolbaruptoaboutoneinch
(2.5cm)belowthehandle;refertopositionAin
Figure16.
Note:Thefan-likenoiseindicatesthatthelawn
mowerbladeisturning.
Figure16
1.1inch(2.5cm)
10.Releasethebladecontrolbar;refertopositionB
inFigure17.Youshouldheara“bang.”Theblade
shouldstopin3seconds.
Figure17
11.Immediatelypushthelawnmoweroverthe
newspaperball.
12.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
13.Walkaroundthelawnmowertocheckforthe
newspaperball.Iftheballdidnotgounderthe
deck,repeatsteps6through12.
14.Pullthelawnmowerawayfromthenewspaper.
Ifthenewspaperballunravelsorisshredded,the
bladehasnotproperlystopped,resultinginan
unsafeoperatingcondition.ContactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
Tocheckforaproblemwiththebladebrakeclutch
systembeforeitaffectsitsnormaloperation,youcan
performtheSpecialTestthatfollows.
SpecialTest
1.Followsteps1through7fromtheNormalTest.
2.Movethebladecontrolbardowntoitslowest
position(PositionBinFigure17).
3.Bringthebladecontrolbarupintothemiddle
positionabout5inches(12.7cm)belowthehandle
crossbar(PositionCin
Figure18).
Figure18
Note:Thisintermediateposition(C)isnotthe
normaloperatingpositionofthebladecontrolbar.
However,ithelpstodetectastickingbladebrake
clutchsystemearlyenoughtopreventanunsafe
conditionlater.
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