Yardworks 060-3808-8 Owner's Manual page 22

MAINTENANCE
REPLACING THE BLADE (See Figures 10 - 11.)
Replace blades that are damaged or worn. To increase blade life span, keep initial cutting
depth at minimum and increase depth setting only as blade wears.
 Stop the motor and unplug the edger.
 Using a 26 mm wrench, hold the inner flange washer.
 Using a 15 mm socket wrench, turn the blade nut coun-terclockwise to loosen.
 Remove blade nut, outer flange washer, blade, and inner flange washer.
 Reinstall the inner flange washer onto the edger shaft.
 Center the new blade on the inner flange washer, making sure the blade sits flat.
 Install the outer flange washer onto the edger shaft.
 Using a 26 mm wrench, hold the inner flange washer.
 Install the blade nut onto the edger shaft.
 Using a 15 mm socket wrench, turn the blade nut clockwise and tighten securely.
NOTE: Always make sure the blade is correctly installed and securely fastened before each
use.
OUTER FLANGE
WASHER
INNER FLANGE
15 mm
SOCKET WRENCH
26 mm
WRENCH
22
BLADE NUT
BLADE
WASHER
Fig. 10
Fig. 11