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Adjusting the Blade-Brake
Cable
Adjust the blade-brake cable whenever you install a new cable
or replace the BBC belt.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Remove the belt cover
bolts that hold it to the machine housing.
Note: Save the bolts for installing the belt cover to
the machine housing.
4. Remove any debris from under the belt cover.
5. Loosen the cable-clamp screw
1. Cable-clamp screw
6. Pull the cable jacket until there is approximately 1/8
inch (3 mm) of slack.
Note: Do not put tension on the spring.
7. Tighten the cable-clamp screw to lock the adjustment
in place.
8. Install the belt cover with the 4 bolts that you removed
in step 3.
9. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
10. Check the operation of the blade-brake clutch; refer to
Checking the Blade-Stop System Operation (page
Changing the Blade-Drive Belt
Change the blade-drive belt as needed.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Remove the belt cover
bolts that hold it to the machine housing.
(Figure
9) by removing the 4
(Figure
44).
2
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Figure 44
2. Blade-brake cable
(Figure
9) by removing the 4
Note: Save the bolts for installing the belt cover to
the machine housing.
4. Remove any debris from under the belt cover.
5. Remove the BBC belt guard and the mounting
hardware.
Note: Save the BBC belt guard and hardware for
installation later.
1. BBC belt
6. Remove the BBC belt from the front left-hand pulley.
7. Loosen the adjusting bolt
8. Remove the fixed idler pulley and the hardware
46).
Note: Save the idler pulley and hardware for
installation later.
11).
The BBC idler pulley is removed for clarity
1. Hole in the housing
2. Right-hand sprocket hole
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Figure 45
2. BBC belt guard
(Figure
32).
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Figure 46
3. Fixed-idler pulley
4. Left-hand sprocket hole
1
2
(Figure
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