Shindaiwa AH242 Owner's/Operator's Manual page 16

Maintenance (continued)
Gearcase lubrication
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Lubricate the cutter assembly
gearcase by pumping one or two
strokes of lithium-base grease into
the grease fitting (A) using a lever-
type grease gun.
CAUTION!
Over lubricating can cause the gear-
case to operate sluggishly and can
cause grease to leak out.
50-hour maintenance
Ever y 50 hours of operation; more
frequnetly in dusty conditions:
■
Remove and clean the cylinder
cover and clean dirt and debris from
the cylinder cooling fins.
Remove and replace the fuel filter
element.
■
Use a hooked wire to extract the
fuel filter from inside the fuel tank.
Inspect the fuel filter element. If
it shows signs of contamination,
replace with a genuine Shindaiwa
replacement fuel filter element.
CAUTION!
Make sure you do not pierce the fuel
line with the end of the hooked wire.
The line is delicate and can be dam-
aged easily.
Before reinstalling the new filter
element, inspect the condition of
all the fuel system components
(fuel pick-up line, fuel return line,
tank vent line, tank vent, fuel cap
and fuel tank). If damage, splitting
or deterioration is noted, the unit
should be removed from service
until it can be inspected or repaired
by a Shindaiwa-trained service
technician.
Gearcase lubrication
To perform this operation, first remove
the gearcase from the outer tube as
follows:
1. Loosen the gearcase clamp bolt.
2. Remove the index bolt from the
gearcase.
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Lubricate cutter assembly and gearcase
Hooked wire
Fuel filter element
Remove and replace the fuel filter element
Gearcase lubrication
Outer Tube
Remove and replace the fuel filter element
A
Gearcase
grease fitting
Gearcase Clamp
Gearcase
Index Bolt