Shindaiwa LE242 Owner's/Operator's Manual page 14

Maintenance (continued)
50-hour Maintenance
Every 50 hours of operation; more
frequnetly in dusty conditions:
■
Remove and clean the cylinder
cover and clean dirt and debris
from the cylinder cooling fins.
Remove and replace the fuel filter
element.
■
Use a hooked wire to extract the
fuel filter from inside the fuel tank.
Inspect the fuel filter element. If
it shows signs of contamination,
replace with a genuine Shindaiwa
replacement fuel filter element.
CAUTION!
Make sure you do not pierce the fuel
line with the end of the hooked wire.
The line is delicate and can be dam-
aged easily.
■
Before reinstalling the new filter ele-
ment, inspect the condition of all the
fuel system components (fuel pick-
up line, fuel return line, tank vent
line, tank vent, fuel cap and fuel
tank). If damage, splitting or dete-
rioration is noted, the unit should
be removed from service until it can
be inspected or repaired by a Shin-
daiwa-trained service technician.
Gearcase lubrication
■
Remove the shaft bolt, bolt guard,
holder A, blade, holder B, and
the output shaft collar. Press new
grease into the gearcase until the
old grease has been pushed out.
Use only lithium-base grease.
Lubricate the Flexible Shaft
Lack of lubrication will cause rapid
wear to the flexible shaft and also
to the shaft tube liner, resulting
in increased vibration and greatly
decreased service life. Remove and
lubricate the flexible shaft as follows:
14
Hooked wire
Fuel filter element
Remove and replace the fuel filter element
Federal EPA regulations require all model year 2012 and later gasoline powered
engines produced for sale in the United States to be equipped with a special low
permeation fuel supply hose between the carburetor and fuel tank. When servic-
ing model year 2012 and later equipment, only fuel supply hoses certified by EPA
can be used to replace the original equipment supply hose. Fines up to $37,500
may be enforced for using an un-certified replacement part.
Old
Grease
Blade
Shaft Bolt Bolt
Guard
Gearcase lubrication
NOTE:
New
Grease
Output Shaft Collar
Holder Holder
A B
Shaft
Tube