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8. Blade Assembly.
WARNING
: To reduce the risk of serious
bodily injury,
DO NOT use power tools to
assemble the blades. If screws are
overtightened, blades may crack and
break.
Locate 3 blade plates and 9 blade
attachment screws/washers in hardware
packs. Slide blade through one of the
narrow, rectangular openings on motor
housing, aligning holes in blade with
holes in blade arm (
located on the
underside of the motor housing
)--
refer
to drawing at right
. Hold 1 blade plate up
to a blade, placing the flat side of the
blade plate against the blade, and align
holes as shown. [
IMPORTANT
: Be sure to
install blade with
ridged
side facing UP
and
smooth
side facing the FLOOR.]
Insert 3 blade attachment screws/washers
with fingers first and then tighten screws
securely with a Phillips screwdriver.
Repeat procedure for remaining blades.
NOTE
: Tighten blade attachment screws
twice a year.
blade
blade attachment
screws/washers
blade
arm
9. Final Assembly.
Remove 1 screw from motor plate on
underside of motor housing and
partially loosen the other 2 screws.
Align slotted holes in fitter plate with
loosened screws in motor plate. Twist
fitter plate to lock. Re-insert screw
that was previously removed and
securely tighten all 3 screws with a
Phillips screwdriver.
Align hole inside metal cover with
threaded rod located in center of
motor plate. Tighten metal cover
completely to secure.
motor
housing
motor
housing
motor plate
fitter plate
metal
cover
blade plate
