6.Carefullypourabout3/4oftheenginecapacityofoil
intotheoil-lltube.
7.Waitabout3minutesfortheoiltosettleintheengine.
8.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
9.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,butdonot
screwitin,thenremovethedipstick.
10.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick(Figure34).
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoolow,carefully
pourasmallamountofoilintotheoil-lltube,
wait3minutes,andrepeatsteps8through10until
theoillevelonthedipstickisatthecorrectlevel.
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoohigh,drainthe
excessoiluntiltheoillevelonthedipstickisatthe
correctlevel.
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmay
damagetheengine.
11.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
12.Recycletheusedoilproperly.
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Replacethebladeorhaveit
sharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedge
dullsquickly).
Important:
Y ou will need a torque wr ench to install the
blade pr oper l y
.Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrenchor
areuncomfortableperformingthisprocedure,contact
anAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutoffuel.Iftheblade
isdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.Iftheblade
edgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedandbalanced,or
replaceit.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug;
refertoPreparingforMaintenance(page17).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Bladenuts(2)2.Stiffener
4.Removetheblade(Figure36).
5.Installthenewblade(Figure36).
6.Installthestiffeneryoupreviouslyremoved.
7.Installthebladenutsandtorquethemto20to37
N-m(15to27ft-lb).
Cleaningthe
Blade-Brake-ClutchShield
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Cleantheblade-brake-clutchshieldyearlytopreventtheblade
fromstallingwhileyoumow.
1.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug.
RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page17).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.
3.Removethe2bladenutsandthestiffener(Figure37).
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Figure37
1.Bladenuts4.Bladedriver
2.Stiffener
5.Disk
3.Blade6.Blade-brake-clutchshield
4.Removetheblade(Figure37).
5.Removethebladedriveranddisk(Figure37).
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