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Blade Replacement - Craftsman 257.857240 Owner's Manual

Electric edger double insulated

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KEEP
BLADE AREA CLEAN
Mud and grass around blade area must be cleaned away
regularly.
Make sure Edger
is unplugged. Depress
latch on side
guard to open. Glean out accumulated
debris.
CAUTION:
Do not operate tool with side guard
detached
or open.
RECOMMENDED
BLADE REPLACEMENT.
To maintain
operating efficiency rcpla_
blade before wear
decreases
length to six inches.
The blade supplied is specifically designed for this Edger.
Use of improper blades may behazardous.
A replacement blade (Stock No. 85767) or a package of
three
(Stock No. 85762) may be purchased
from your
nearest
Sears store or catalog outlet.
TO REPLACE
BLADE
1. Make certain
p6wer cord is unplugged.
2. Depress
spring-latch
located at front of side guard,
shielding
the btade, and open.
•3. On each end of the loekwasher
strap, bend back the
tabs that prevent
the hex nuts _rom working loose.
4. With
a suitable
wrench,
turn
both
hex
nuts
counterclockwise
and remove them.
5. Remove washers,
lockwasher
strap, and blade.
6. Place new blade in position
over beth belts. (Either
side of blade can face outwards.}
7. Replace lockwasber
strap and washers--
be sure tabs
are flat.
8. Replace both hex nuts and tighten
securely.
9. At each end of the Ioekwasher
strap, bend one of the
tabs upward. (See Fig. 6)
10. Close side guard.
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BEND TAB UP AGAINST NUT TO PREVENT
NUT FROM LOOSENING.
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