Assembly - Shindaiwa T350 Owner's Manual

Assembly: Driveshaft/Powerhead (T350/C350)
1. Place the powerhead on a fl at surface, resting on its built-
in stand. (spark plug facing "up")
2. Use the 4mm hex wrench to loosen the two clamp screws
on the powerhead tube clamp.
T350
■ Use a screwdriver to loosen the two throttle assembly
clamp screws.
■ Slide the outer tube assembly through the throttle assem-
bly and into the powerhead tube clamp. See Figure 5.
C350
■ Slide the shaft tube assembly into the powerhead tube
clamp. See Figure 5.
CAUTION!
Do not force the shaft tube into the powerhead! If shaft
tube installation is diffi cult, rotate the outer tube or main-
shaft until you feel the mainshaft splines engage inside
the fan cover housing. The outer tube decal must align
with the powerhead tube clamp as shown!
3. Rotate the outer tube until the gearcase output shaft faces
down, away from the spark plug on the powerhead.
4. Tighten both tube clamp screws equally.
5. (T350) Position the throttle assembly with the throttle lever
down (away from the spark plug), and tighten both throttle
clamp screws securely.
Assembly: Handle (T350)
1. Use the 4 mm hex wrench to remove the lower cap retain-
ing screws from the loop handle bracket. Remove the cap
from the bracket, and note the position of the shim washer
installed between the bracket halves. See Figure 6.
2. Place the loop handle assembly on the shaft tube 8" to
10" from the throttle assembly and forward of the handle
positioning label. Replace the shim washer, and then re-
assemble the lower cap to the loop handle in the reverse
order of disassembly.
CAUTION!
Failure to properly install the shim washer can damage
the handle bracket and/or shaft tube assembly.
3. Firmly tighten both lower cap retaining screws.
Powerhead
T350 Trimmer
Clamp
Screws
35004
Throttle

Assembly

Figure 5
Loop Handle
Handle
Position
Label
35006
Shim Washer
Lower Cap
Figure 6
C350 Brushcutter
Clamp
Screws
Mainshaft
Decal
35003
Tube
Clamp
Throttle
Clamp
Mainshaft
Outer
Tube
Outer Tube
Lower Cap
Retaining
Screws
7