Craftsman 358.797450 Operator's Manual page 7

ASSEMBLY
_1_ ANGER:
DO NOT START THE ENGINE WITHOUT
THE GUARD AND BLADE COMPLETELY
ASSEMBLED. OTHERWISE, THE CLUTCH
CAN COME OFF AND SERIOUS INJURY
CAN RESULT.
ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES WHEN HAN-
DLINGTHE BLADE. THE BLADE CAN BE
SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT YOU EVEN
THOUGHITISTOO DULLTO CUTWOOD.
IF UNIT IS RECEIVED ASSEMBLED,
REVIEW ALL STEPS IN THIS SECTION TO
BE SURE ASSEMBLY IS CORRECT AND IS
ADJUSTED FOR THE OPERATOR.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR EDGER
TUBE ASSEMBLY (Fig. 1 & 2)
• Loosen the two upper screws in the housing clamp.
Then, remove and discard the shipping plug. Figure 1.
• Insert the lower tube into the housing, clamp with the
groove in the tube aligned with the ridge in the housing.
° Firmly push lowertube intothe housing until the bold line
on the decal is not visible (about 2-1/4").
° Securely tightenall four screws in the housingclamp.
NOTE: In performing the next step, be sure the handle is
alignedwith the label on the top and the throttletriggeron
the operator'sright hand side. Figure 1 inset. The starter
rope and throttle cable mustnot wrap around the tube.
• Assemblethe handle tube to the lowertube (it wilt be
necessary to pull some of the starter rope out of the
housing). A lignthe screwholes.
• Insertthe two screws through the alignedholesoThread
nut ontoeach screw and tightensecurely. F igure 1.
NOTE: In performing the nextstep, be surethe starter rope
is not caught under the cableclamp.Thestarter rope must
hang freely to operateproperly.
install the cable in the cable ciamplocating groove. Fig2.
• Alignthe cable clamp between screws. Installthe cable
clamp around the tube and throttlecab_e. F igure2.
LABEL HANDLE TUBE
THROTTLE, m,,._ = _"
TRtGG_ TWO T UBE LOWER
UPPER
BOLD LINE
ON DECAL
HOUSING CLAMP
NUTS
RED
SHIPPING PLUG
(Remove and Discard]
J
Figure2
BLADE ASSEMBLY (Fig, 3)
WARNING:
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES WHEN
HANDLING OR PERFORMING MAINTE-
NANCE ON THE BLADE TO AVOID
INJURY.
• Place the blade on the blade shaft; match theflat area of
the blade opening with theflat side of the shaft, Figure 3.
• Installwasher, making sure to installthe cupped side fac-
ing • e blade.
• Install nut counterclockwise on the blade shaft.
• Bindthe blade by inserting a screwdriver into the hole in
the gearbox; then, tighten the nut with a wrench until the
washer is flattened firmly against the blade.
NOTE: To removethe blade, bind the blade by inserting a
screwdriver intothe hole in the gearbox; then, remove the
nut, washer, and blade from the blade shaft.
NUT C
FLAT SIDES
Figure 3
Figure 1
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