RemovingtheBlade
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page18).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththeoil-ller
neckdown.
Important:Alwaystipthemachineontoits
sidewiththedipstickaligneddown.Ifthe
machineistippedinanotherdirection,oil
mayllthevalvetrain—requiringatleast30
minutestodrain.
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Figure41
3.Recordthepositionofthespacers.
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Figure42
1.Conicalspacer
4.Retainer
2.Spacers
5.Bolt
3.Blade
4.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady
(Figure43).
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Figure43
5.Usethewrenchprovidedwiththemachineto
removethebladebyrotatingthebladebolt
counterclockwise(Figure42).
Important:Wearsafetyglassesandcut
resistantgloveswhenremovingtheblade.
InstallingtheBlade
1.Alignthecurvedendsofthebladetowardmower
deck,andassembletheretainer,blade,spacers,
andconicalspacertotheimpellerwiththebolt.
Important:Youmustalwaysassemblethe
conicalspacerdirectlybelowtheimpeller
andtheretainerundertheheadofthebolt.
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Figure44
1.Impeller3.Retainer
2.Conicalspacer
4.Bolt
2.Torquethebladeboltto25N∙m(18ft-lb).
Note:Abolttorquedto25N∙m(18ft-lb)is
verytight.Whileholdingthecuttingbladewith
blockofwood,putyourweightbehindthetorque
wrench,andtightenthebolt.
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