How To Change The Mulcher Plate - Sears 536.270212 Owner's Manual

HOW TO CHANGE THE MULCHER PLATE

WARNING: To prevent the engine from starting, dis-
connect the wire from the spark plug. Make sure the
attachment clutch is in the DISENGAGE position.
The mulcher plate lets you mulch the grass for a clean, fine cut. To
discharge the grass out the side or into a grass bagger, remove the
mulcher plate as follows.
How To Remove The Mulcher Plate
1. Raise the deflector. Remove the two wingnuts B and two car-
riage bolts A (Figure 10).
B
2. Slide the mulcher plate toward the front (Figure 11). Make
sure the tabs on the mulcher plate are not locked behind the
nuts.
Mulcher Plate
F–000614J
OPERATION
A
Mulcher Plate
To remove, slide forward
To install, slide backward
Tab
Nut
3. Lift the mulcher plate away from the mower housing
(Figure 12).
Figure 10
4. Attach wingnuts B and carriage bolts A to the mulcher plate
for future use.
IMPORTANT: There are several different types of grass. Some
types of grass are more difficult to cut. If you remove the
mulcher plate and the grass does not discharge correctly,
replace the blade with a standard blade. The part number of the
standard blade is 56212E701.
How To Install The Mulcher Plate
1. Remove wingnuts B and carriage bolts A from the mulcher
plate.
2. Raise the deflector. Slide the mulcher plate under the deflec-
tor (Figure 12).
3. Push the mulcher plate to the rear. (Figure 11). Make sure the
two tabs on the mulcher plate are locked around the two nuts
for the deflector bracket.
4. Fasten the mulcher plate with two wingnuts B and two car-
Figure 11
riage bolts A (Figure 10).
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Deflector
Mulcher Plate
Figure 12