Lubricating The Gear Case; Adjusting The Blade Brake Cable - Exmark M216KA, M216KASP Operator's Manual

Lubricating the Gear Case

After every 100 operating hours, grease the gear case.
1. Remove the grass bag.
2. Install a grease gun onto the fitting through the belt
cover opening (Fig. 31).
Figure 31
1. Belt cover
3. Gently apply one to 2 pumps of #2 multi-purpose
lithium-base grease.
4. Install the grass bag.
Adjusting the Blade Brake
Cable
Whenever you install a new blade brake cable assembly,
adjust it.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 8).
3. Check the adjustment of the cable by moving the
control bar toward the handle until you remove the
slack in the cable.
Note: The gap between the brake lever and the handle
must be between 3/16 and 1/4 in. (5 and 6 mm). To
adjust the cable, go to step 4.
4. To adjust the cable, do the following:
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2. Grease fitting
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Hand-push Model only
A. Loosen the jam nut on the blade brake cable
(Fig. 32).
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Figure 32
1. Handle
2. Brake lever
3. 3/16 to 1/4 in. (5 to 6 mm)
B. Insert a 3/16 to 1/4 in. (5 to 6 mm) object between
the brake lever and the handle.
C. Turn the cable adjuster on the brake cable until you
remove the slack.
D. Tighten the jam nut.
Self-propel Model only
A. Loosen the nut on the cable bracket (Fig. 33).
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Figure 33
1. Handle
2. Brake lever
B. Insert a 3/16 to 1/4 in. (5 to 6 mm) object between
the brake lever and the handle.
C. Pull down on the cable conduit until you remove
the slack from the wire.
D. Tighten the nut.
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4. Cable adjuster
5. Jam nut
6. cable conduit
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4
3. 3/16 to 1/4 in. (5 to 6 mm)
4. cable bracket