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3.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep1.The
differencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedinsteps
1and2mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).Ifthis
dimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),thebladeis
bentandmustbereplaced.RefertoRemovingthe
BladesandInstallingtheBlades.
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedbladewith
anewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Replacethebladesifyouhitasolidobjectorifthe
bladesareoutofbalanceorbent.Toensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineTororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturersmay
resultinnon-conformancewithsafetystandards.
1.Holdthebladeboltwithawrench.
2.Removethenut,bladebolt,curvedwasher,blade,
spacers,andthinwasherfromthespindle(Figure50).
Figure50
1.Blade
4.Spacer
2.Bladebolt5.Thinwasher
3.Curvedwasher
6.Nut
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothends
oftheblade(Figure51).Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure51
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure52).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
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