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Figure 30
Important:
Position the curved ends of the
blade to point toward the machine housing.
6.
Use a torque wrench to tighten the blade bolt
to 82 N∙m (60 ft-lb).
Important:
A bolt torqued to 82 N∙m (60
ft-lb) is very tight. While holding the blade
with a block of wood, put your weight
behind the ratchet or wrench and tighten the
bolt securely. This bolt is very difficult to
overtighten.
Adjusting the Self-Propel
Drive
Whenever you install new self-propel cables or if
the self-propel drive is out of adjustment, adjust the
self-propel drive.
1.
Turn the adjustment knob counterclockwise to
loosen the cable adjustment
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1. Self-propel-drive cables
2. Handle (left side)
3. Adjustment knob
2.
Adjust the tension on the cables
by pulling both of them back or pushing them
forward and then holding them in that position,
maintaining equal lengths.
Note:
Push the cables toward the engine to
increase the traction; pull the cables away from
the engine to decrease the traction.
3.
Turn the adjustment knob clockwise to tighten
the adjustment of the cables.
Note:
Both of the cables should extend 38 mm (1.5
inches) past the clamps when the handle is aligned
with the first mark on the guide; refer to
20
(Figure
31).
Figure 31
4. Turn the knob clockwise to
tighten the adjustment.
5. Turn the knob
counterclockwise to
loosen the adjustment.
(Figure
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32.
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