Assembly And Adjustments; Handle Assembly - Shindaiwa M242 Owner's/Operator's Manual

Handle Assembly

Front handle installation
NOTE:
Label shows minimum spacing for front
handle location.
1. Position front handle for comfortable
operation and secure screws.
Installing a Tool Attachment
1. Place the M242 Multipurpose Tool
Carrier and the Tool Assembly on
a clean, flat surface so that both as-
semblies fit end to end. The M242
assembly should be facing up, and the
tool assembly should be positioned
with the locking hole in the tube end
facing up. See Figure 4.
CAUTION!
Keep the open ends of the tubes
clean and free of debris!
2. Slip off the protective covers from the
ends of both tubes, and loosen the
coupler screw knob.
3. Insert the upper tube assembly into
the coupler, with the tool decal facing
up, until the line of the decal is flush
with the end of the coupler. Twist the
tool back and forth until you are sure
it snaps in place by the coupler latch.
See Figure 4.
4. When the two tube halves are locked
together, press down on the spring-
loaded latch protector and tighten the
coupler screw knob. See Figure 5.
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Handle
Socket-head
Capscrews
Mounting Bracket
Latch Protector
M242 Tube
(extended)
Assembly
Coupler
M23004
Screw
Coupler
Knob
Figure 4
Coupler
Latch Protector
Coupler Screw
M23005
Knob
Figure 5
Throttle
Assembly
Outer Tube
Removing a Tool Attachment
1. With the unit on a clean, flat surface,
loosen the coupler screw knob. The
Latch
spring-loaded coupler protector
should pop up.
Locking Hole
2. Press down on the latch with your
finger or thumb. This releases the
coupler lock. See Figure 6.
3. Pull the tool assembly out of the
Tool Assembly coupler.
(lowered)
Figure 6
Press
Latch
M23006