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Stop engine and pull wire off spark plug.
Shift transmission into 1st gear and engage the
parking brake.
Move height-of-cut control to lowest position.
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Drain gasoline from fuel tank: refer to Draining
Gasoline From Fuel Tank, page 12.
Drain oil from crankcase: refer to Changing
Crankcase Oil, steps 1-6, page 20.
Remove battery from chassis: refer to Activating
and Charging Battery, page 11.
Tip rider onto its rear end.
Remove blade drive belt: refer to Replacing
Blade Drive Belt, page 25.
Remove cotter pin and clevis pin securing deck
brake rod to idler bracket (Fig. 18).
+)52'
1. Brake rod
2. Idler bracket
3. Cotter pin
4. Mounting pin
5. Deck stops
1590
1
2
3
5
4
Remove (2) hairpin cotters and washers retainĆ
ing mower housing to mounting pins (Fig. 18). Grasp
mower housing and move it to the side until housing
slides off pins, then forward to allow front mounts to
drop.
To reinstall mower housing, reverse removal proĆ
cedure.
Reinstall blade drive belt: refer to Replacing
Blade Drive Belt, page 25.
Tip rider back to its normal operating position.
Fill crankcase with oil: refer to Fill Crankcase
With Oil, page 12.
Fill fuel tank with gasoline: refer to Fill Fuel Tank
With Gasoline, page 12.
Install the battery: refer to Activating and ChargĆ
ing Battery, page 11.