Husqvarna CT 36A Operator's Manual page 39

Air filter
WARNING:
protection when you clean or replace the air
filter. Discard used air filters correctly. The
dust in the air filter is dangerous to your
health.
CAUTION:
air filter, or the dust will go into the engine
and cause engine damage.
To clean or replace the air filter
WARNING:
with compressed air. This causes damage to
the air filter and the risk increases that you
breathe the dangerous dust.
1. Turn the knob on the air filter cover and remove the
air filter cover.
2. Remove the paper filter element and the foam filter
element (A). (Fig. 51)
3. Clean the air filter housing with a brush.
4. Examine the air filter elements for damage.
5. Tap the paper filter element against a hard surface
or use a vacuum cleaner to remove the particles.
CAUTION:
the vacuum cleaner touch the surface of
the paper filter element. Keep a small
distance. The sensitive surface of the
paper filter element becomes damaged
if objects touch it.
6. Clean the foam filter element with a solution of soap
and water.
7. Flush the foam filter element in clean water.
8. Compress the foam filter element to remove the
water and let the foam filter element dry fully.
9. Lubricate the foam filter element with engine oil.
10. Push a clean cloth against the foam filter element to
remove unwanted oil.
11. Install the air filter in the opposite sequence.
To replace the belt
WARNING:
without the belt cover installed.
1. Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug
cable.
2. Remove the screws and washers that hold the belt
cover. Remove the belt cover.
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Use approved respiratory
Always replace a damaged
Do not clean the air filter
Do not let the nozzle of
Do not operate the product
a) A-V models: (Fig. 52)
b) All other models: (Fig. 53)
3. Slowly turn the pulley and at the same time remove
the belt from the pulley. (Fig. 54)
CAUTION:
clutch or the pulley when you replace
the belt. The clutch and the pulley are
aligned at the factory.
4. Install a new belt.
5. Install the belt cover, the washers and the screws.
Torque the screws to 5 Nm/3.7 lb-ft.
To lubricate the blade shafts
• Push grease through the grease nipples until grease
comes out around the blade shafts. Refer to
Technical data on page 44 . (Fig. 55)
To replace the blades
WARNING:
blades, stop the product, let the engine
become cool and remove the spark plug
cable.
WARNING:
1. Remove the screws (A) and remove the blades. (Fig.
56)
2. Apply grease to the threads of the screws to make
the removal of the screws easier the next time.
3. Install the new blades.
a) Make sure that the blades are installed in the
correct position related to how they rotate, as
shown in the illustration. (Fig. 57)
b) Attach the blades with washers and the
lubricated screws (A). Torque the screws to 26
Nm/19 lb-ft. (Fig. 58)
4. Put plastic plugs (B) in the remaining holes in the
blades. This is to make sure that the holes are not
filled with concrete during operation.
Gearbox
It is not necessary to do regular maintenance on the
gearbox other than a check of the oil level. If there is
a leakage or other problems with the gearbox, let an
approved service center repair the product.
To do a check of the oil level in the
gearbox
1. Put the product on level ground.
Do not remove the
Before you replace the
Use protective gloves.
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