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• Cleanthe underside of your lawn mower
by scrapingto removebuild-up of grass
and trash.
• Clean engine often to keeptrash from
accumulating°A clogged engine runs
hotter and shortens engine life.
• Keepfinished surfaces
and wheels free
of all gasoline, oil, etc.
• We do not recommend using a garden
hose to clean lawn mower unless the
electrical system, muffler, air filter and
carburetor are covered to keep water
out. Water in engine can result in short_
ened engine life.
CLEAN UNDER DRIVE COVER
Clean under drive cover at least twice a
season. Scrape underside of cover with
putty knife or similar tool to remove any
build-up of trash or grass on underside of
drive cover.
A.WARNING:
To avoid serious injury, before
performing any service and adjustments:
1. Release control bar and stop engine°
2. Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely stopped.
& Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug.
LAWN
MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING
HEIGHT
See 'q-o ADJUST CUTTING
HEIGHT" in
the Operation section of this manual.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector, attached between the
rear wheels of your mower, is provided to
minimize the possibility that objects will be
thrown out of the rear of the mower into
the operator mowing position°
If deflector
becomes damaged,
it should be replaced.
TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT
1. Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with plug.
2. Remove screws retaining drive cover
and remove drive cover from lawn
mower housing (See Figure A)o
3. Remove drive cable from anchor, then
detach the drive cable spring from the
idler arm assembly (See Figure B).
Idler arm
Drive cable anchor
ass_
/
Drive belt
/
o)
ID
__PIVOT
pulley
_
\
Housing
Belt
keeper
\
\
hole
Figure
8
4. Pivot idler arm assembly to slacken
drive belt, then remove drive belt from
drive pulley, belt keepers and idler arm.
5. Turn lawn mower on its side. Make
sure air filter and carburetor are up.
6. Remove screw securing debris shield.
Note that the debris shield has a tab
which fits into a gap in the housing
(See Figure C).
Crankshaft
Tab
Blade
Housing
adapter
hole
\
(pulley
end)
Drive
cove r
Lawn
mower
housing
Screw
Figure
A
15
Trailing edge
Figure
C
Hardened
washer
Blade
bolt
Lock-washer
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