Stihl FS 55 Instruction Manual page 26

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Mounting metal cutting tools
Remove the skirt and blade from
the deflector before mounting Grass
cutting blade 230-4 (1) or Grass
cutting blade 230-8 (2).
See chapter "Mounting the Deflector"
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: Lay your brushcutter on its back
with the gearhead facing upward.
Cutting edges of (1) may point in either
direction.
Cutting edges of (2) must point
clockwise.
Direction of rotation is marked by
arrow on inside of mowing head
deflector.
: Place the cutting tool (3) on the
thrust plate (4).
Collar (see arrow) must locate in
cutting tool's mounting hole.
:
Slip thrust washer (5) and rider plate
(6) over the output shaft (7).
: Block the output shaft.
:
Screw the mounting nut (8) onto the
3
output shaft counterclockwise and
tighten down firmly.
If the mounting nut is too loose, fit a
new one.
Removing metal cutting tool
:
Block the output shaft.
:
Unscrew the mounting nut
clockwise.
: Take the parts off the shaft - do not
remove the thrust plate (4).
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