Changing The Engine Oil; Adjusting The Belt Tension Through The Cutting Head Control Cable - Craftsman CMXGCAQ108493 Operator's Manual

CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL

Tools and Supplies needed:
• SAE 30 HD Oil (refer to your Engine Owner's Manual
for quantity required)
• Suitable container for used oil
• Cleaning Rags
• Wooden pallet or workbench
NOTE: Drain the oil when the engine is warm. Warm oil
drains quickly and completely.
1. For convenience, place the string trimmer up on a
wooden pallet or workbench.
2. Remove the oil cap/dipstick and position a suitable oil
receptacle beside the oil fill tube.
3. Make sure to securely tighten the gas fill cap.
4. Using the handle of the string trimmer, tip the string
trimmer to drain the oil out through the oil filler tube into
a suitable receptacle. (see Figure 14).
NOTE: Be sure to use environmentally safe disposal
procedures in the disposing of the used oil.
5. Refill the engine using SAE 30 HD oil to the level
indicated on the dipstick.
ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION THROUGH THE CUTTING
HEAD CONTROL CABLE
Before adjusting the cutting head belt tension cable, check
that the belt is properly installed. Also make sure the cable
is attached to the bail bar. The belt will stretch a little when
new, then more over time. If the cutting head does not
spin with the safety bar engaged, adjust the cutting head
control cable to put more tension on it. The adjuster is
located on the control cable itself.
1. Locate the cutting head cable along the left handlebar.
There is an in-line adjuster to change the tension on the
cable (see Figure 15).
2. You can take the slack out of the cable by holding the
hex flat sections of the in-line adjuster and rotating the
body of the in-line adjuster in the counterclockwise
direction as you look down on the cable. If the cable
is too tight, you can loosen the cable by twisting the
adjuster in the clockwise direction.
3. If the in-line adjuster is adjusted all the way out and
more adjustment is needed then the belt needs to be
replaced.
MAINTENANCE
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OIL CAP
DIPSTICK
Figure 14
CUTTING
HEAD
CONTROL
CABLE
Figure 15