Handlebar; Plastic Debris Shield - Craftsman 358.798470 Operator's Manual

ASSEMBLY
HOW TO ASSEMBLE 'fOUR"
BRUSHWACKER
_ ARNING:
IF THIS UNIT IS RECEIVED ASSEMBLED,
REVIEW ALL STEPS IN THIS SECTION TO
BE SURE ASSEMBLY IS CORRECT AND
PROPERLY ADJUSTED FOR THE OPERA-
TOR,
TUBE ASSEMBLY (Fig. I)
NOTE: Make sure the drive shaft does not fall out of the
tube. Dirt on the shaft will significantly reduce the life of
the unit. !f the drive shaft fails out of the housing, clean,
relubricate, and re-instalL
• Insert nose cone screws and nose cone nuts in the
nose cone. Tighten with long hex key (provided) just
enough to hold parts together.
• Remove the plastic packing cover from the straightend
of the tube if so equipped.
• Slightly pull out drive shaft to insert into the square hole
inside the nose cone.
• Align the bottom groove in the tube with the ridge on the
inner, lower wall of the nose cone opening.
• Firmly push the tube into the nose cone opening until
the foam grip is seated against the nose cone.
• Tighten the nose cone screws securely and evenly.
• Prior to handlebar assembly, ensure that cable harness
and throttle handle assembly are routed underneath
the tube and foam grip,
NOSE CONE SCREWS
NOSE NOSE
CONE CONE
NUTS
DRIVE
j SHAFT
FOAM GRIP
Figure 1
HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY (Fig. 2)
i_ DANGER:
THE HANDLEBAR MUST BE ASSEMBLED
CORRECTLY IN THE MOUNTING BRACK-
ET SO THE HANDLEBAR IS A BARRIER
TO KEEP THE OPERATOR'S FEET FROM
BEING CUT BYTHE BLADE.
Align the handlebar with the straight barrier portion to
the left and the curved portion to the right.
NOTE: Be sure the barrier portion of the handlebar is to
the left of the tube (for operator).
, Position the mounting block between the arrows on the
-8-
short, straight section of the handlebar.
° Place the cover over the handlebar and secure it with
twoscrews, finger tight only.
• Be sure the handlebar is installed correctly, then tight-
en each screw securely and evenly.
ENGINE
SCREW
FOAM HANDLEBAR
GRIP COVER
Figure 2
INSTALLING THE PLASTIC DEBRIS SHIELD
_ ARNING:
THE LINE LIMITER IS SHARP AND CAN
CUT YOU. BE SURE TO WEAR GLOVES
WHILE WORKING WITH THE LINE LIMtTER.
THE DEBRIS SHIELD MUST BE PROPER-
LY INSTALLED FOR ALL LINE TRIMMER
USAGE. DEBRIS SHIELD PROVIDES PAR-
TIAL PROTECTION FROM THE RISK OF
THROWN OBJECTS TO THE OPERATOR
AND OTHERS.
FAILURE TO INSTALL DEBRIS SHIELD IN
THE POSITION SHOWN IN FIGURES 3 AND
4 CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO
THE OPERATOR.
Weed and Brush Blade configurations follow after this
Weedwacker configurationsection.
If the metal shield is installed on the unit, you must first
remove the flan_ed hex nut, beveled washer, flat washer,
dust cup, retenbon plate and metal debris shield before
installing the plastic debris shield and semi-automatic head.
o Remove the dust cup from the arbor shaft (ref. Fig. 3).
• Place debris shield under the gear box and align screw
holes. Make sure the widest part of the debris shield is
pointing toward the engine.
• Insert the four screws through the gear box into the
debris shield.
° Tighten the screws evenly and securely using the long
hex key (provided).
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ENGINE
DUST CUP
PLASTIC (MUST BE
DEBRISSHIELD REMOVED FOR
"_ DEBRIS SHIELD
INSTALLATION)
ARBOR SHAFT
Figure 3