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1.Feelergauge
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1.Feelergauge
•Ifthegapislessthan0.010inch,theninstall
theshimandrefertoTroubleshooting(page
56).
•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothesafety
checkinstepF.
F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:
i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.
ii.Makesurethatthebladesdonotengage
whentheblade-controlswitch(PTO)
isintheOFFpositionandtheclutchis
disengaged.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnot
disengage,installtheshim,andreferto
Troubleshooting(page56).
iii.Engageanddisengagetheblade-control
switch(PTO)10consecutivetimesto
ensurethattheclutchisfunctioning
properly.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnotengage
properly,refertoTroubleshooting(page
56).
CheckingtheWheel-LugNuts
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours—Checkthe
wheel-lugnuts.
Checkandtorquethewheellugnutsto115to142N∙m(85
to105ft-lb).
CheckingtheWheel-HubNuts
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours—Checkthe
wheel-hubnuts.
Every500hours—Checkthewheel-hubnuts.
Checkandtorquethewheelhubnutsto286to352N∙m(211
to260ft-lb).
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