Replacing The Discharge Deflector - Exmark Quest 4500-450 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Replacing the Discharge
Deflector
DANGER
An uncovered discharge opening could allow
the lawn mower to throw objects in the
operator's or bystander's direction and result
in serious injury. Also, contact with the blade
could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you
install a mulch plate, discharge deflector, or
grass collection system.
1. Locate items shown in Figure 46.
Figure 46
1. Rod
2. Spring
3. Discharge deflector
2. Slide the rod out of the short stand-off, spring,
and discharge deflector. Remove the damaged or
worn discharge deflector.
3. Install new discharge deflector.
4. Orient the spring so that the short leg points
towards the discharge deflector and the longer leg
points towards the deck as shown in Figure 46.
Place spring on rod and slide rod, straight end,
4. Mower deck
5. Discharge deflector
bracket
6. Assembled view
through the front discharge deflector bracket,
discharge deflector, and rear deflector bracket.
5. Make sure that the spring and rod are installed
so that the rod is retained from sliding out
by the front bracket and the spring holds the
discharge deflector in the down position. Refer to
(Figure 46) for proper orientation.
Important: The discharge deflector must be
spring loaded in the down position. Lift the
deflector up to test that it snaps to the full
down position.
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