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Controls System
Maintenance
Adjusting the Blade Brake
Cable
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Every 100 hours
Whenever you install a new blade brake cable assembly
or replace the belt, adjust the blade brake cable.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 10).
3. Remove the belt cover.
4. Loosen the blade brake cable nuts until the brake
cable conduit slides (Figure 26).
Figure 26
1. Blade brake cable nuts
2. Brake cable conduit
5. Pull the cable to the remove the slack, but do not
put tension on the spring.
6. Tighten the blade brake cable nut to lock the
adjustment in place.
7. Check the adjustment by activating the blade brake
clutch.
Note: The distance from the end of the brake cable
conduit to the bolt that anchors the spring should
measure 4-1/2 inches (11.4 cm). Refer to Figure 26.
8. Install the belt cover.
9. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
3. 4-1/2 inches (11.4 cm)
Blade Maintenance
Maintaining the Cutting Blade
Always mow with a sharp blade. A sharp blade cuts
cleanly and without tearing or shredding the grass blades.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 10).
3. Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank; refer to
Emptying the Fuel Tank and Cleaning the Fuel Filter.
4. Tip the machine onto its right side (Figure 27).
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