Carburetor Adjustments; Blade Maintenance; Blade Replacement - Craftsman 358.797750 Operator's Manual

NOTE: Do not soak air filter withoil
• Squeeze air filter to distribute theoil.
• Reinstallair filter in housing.
• Reinstallthe air filter cover.
tf replacing air filter, c onL_ct yourSears
Service Centerfor the proper part.
CAUTION' Make sure air filteris fitted
intothe cornersofthe housing to keep
dustfrom enteringengineand causing
enginedamage.
Air Filter Cover
Cover
Screws
BLADE MAINTENANCE
WARNING: The blade willcontinueto
spin afterthe engine stops or afterthe
throttle triggerhas been released. M ake
surethe blade hasstopped coasting
anddisconnect the sparkplugbefore
performing w orkon the blade.
Alwaysreplacea bladethat isbent,
warped, c racked, b roken,or damagedin
anyotherway.Neverattemptto
straighten a nd rousea damagedblade.
Useonlyspecified replacement blade.
Wear protective gloveswhen handling
or performing maintenance on the
blade to helpavoid injury.
Blade
• The Blade is reversible. When the
cutting edge on one side becomes
worn, turn the blade over.
• Check blade for flatness periodically.
Lay the blade on a fiat surface to in-
spect for flatness. Throw away a
blade thatis not fiat.
BLADE REPLACEMENT
CAUTION: Wear protective gloves
when handlingor performing mainte-
nance on the btade to avoidinjury.
• To removethe blade,inserta screw-
driver intothe holein the gearbox;
then,removethe nut,washer,and
blade from the blade shaft.
[cupped (concave)
side toward b{ade]
• Align the fiat area of the blade open-
ing with the flat side of the shaft.
Place the new blade on the shaft.
• Instal] washer, making sure to install
cupped (concave) side facing blade.
• Install nut counterclockwise on the
blade shaft.
• Bind the btade by inserting a screw-
driver into the hole in the gearbox;
then, tightenthe nut with a wrench
until the washer is flattened firmly
against the blade.
YEARLY
REPLACE SPARK PLUG
The sparkplug should be repiaced
each year to ensure the engine starts
easier and runsbetter. Set sparkplug
gap at .025 in.
• TwistthenpulIoffthesparkplugboot.
• Removeand discardthe spark plug.
• Replace withChampion RCJ*8Y
spark plugand tightenwithwrench.
Spark '__g Boot
Plug
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS
NOTE: Properly adjusting the carbure-
toris a complicated task. Read all
warnings and instructions thoroughly
before starting adjustments. If you do
not think that you completely under-
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