CAUTION
Duetothesizeandweightofthehoodassembly,twopeopleare
requiredtoremoveandinstallthehoodassembly.
HoodRemoval(Figure321)
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface,lowercuttingdecks,stopengineand
removekeyfromthekeyswitch.
2.Unlatchandraisehood.
3.Haveonepersonsupporttherearoftheraisedhood.
4.Haveasecondpersonremovetheangeheadcapscrewandangenut
atthemachineframeendofeachlanyard(item20)anddisconnectthe
lanyardsfromthemachineframe.
5.Disengagegassprings(item16)fromballstuds.Liftuponatclipuntilball
isreleasedfromthegasspringsocket.
6.Slowlylowerthehoodtoitsclosedposition.
7.Removethetwo(2)hairpins(item18)thatsecuretheclevispinstotheframe.
8.Removetwo(2)clevispins(item19)thatsecurehoodtomachine.Lifthood
andremovefromrearofmachine.
9.Inspecthoodfoamsealsfordamage.Also,makesurethatmachinefoam
sealsshowevidenceofeffectivesealingwithhood.Removeandreplace
foamsealsifnecessary.
10.Ifnecessary,removeadditionalhoodcomponents.
HoodInstallation(Figure321)
1.Replaceallremovedhoodcomponents.
2.Positionhoodtoalignclevispinholesinhoodandmachineframes.Install
two(2)clevispinsandhairpinstosecurehoodtomachine.
3.Haveonepersonsupporttherearoftheraisedhood.
4.Haveasecondpersonsecurethegassprings(item16)totheballstuds.
Alignballstudandsocketandpresstogethertoengage.
5.Installtheangeheadcapscrewandangenutsecuringthemachineframe
endofeachlanyard(item20).
6.Lowerandsecurehood.
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