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INSTALLATION
OF THE
METAL
BLADE
_WARNING:
Wear protective
gloves
when handling or performing
maintenance
on
the blade to avoid injury. The blade is sharp and
can cut you even when it is not moving.
WAR NIN G: Do
not use any
blades, o r
fastening hardware other than the washers and
nuts shown in the following i_lustrations. These
parts
must
be provided
by Poulan/WEED
EATER and installed as shown below. Failure
to use proper parts can cause the blade to fly off
and seriously hurt you or others.
NOTE:
The dust cup and retaining washer are
located on the gearbox shaft and not in the parts
bag. All other fasteners mentioned in the follow-
ing assembty
steps are in the parts bag.
1.
Remove
the retaining
washer
from the
threaded
shaft of the gearbox.
Leave the
dust cup on the shaft.
2.
Install the blade and the retaining washer
over the threaded
shaft.
3.
Make sure the raised part of the retaining
washer
is facing
the gearbox
and the
raised area fits into the hoie in the center
of the blade.
4.
Slide the blade and retaining washer onto
the shaft of the gearbox.
5.
Place the cupped
washer
onto the shaft.
Make sure the cupped side of the washer
is toward the blade.
6.
Install the blade nut by threading
onto the
shaft counterclockwise.
Gearbox
Shield
NOTE:
Make sure all parts are in place as il-
lustrated, and the blade is sandwiched
between
the dust cup and the retaining washer. There
should be no space between the blade and the
dust cup or the retaining washer.
7.
Align hole in dust cup with hole in side of
gearbox
by rotating the blade.
8.
Insert a small screwdriver
into aligned
hoies. This will keep the shaft from turn-
ing while tightening
the blade nut.
Screwdriver
_
9.
Tighten blade nut firmly with a wrench while
holding screwdriver
in position.
10. Remove
the screwdriver.
11. Turn blade by hand. If the blade
binds
against the shield, or appears to be uneven,
the blade is not centered, and you must re-
install.
NOTE:
To remove blade, insert screwdriver
into aligned holes.
Unthread
the nut and re-
move parts. Be sure to store parts and instruc-
tions for future use.
Dust Cup
Threaded
Shaft
R_ade
etaining
___.,_
Washer
_
Cupped
Washer
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Nut
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