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• Keep fi nished surfaces and wheels free
of all gas o line, oil, etc.
• We do not recommend using a garden hose
to clean lawn mower unless the electrical
system, muffl er, air fi lter and carburetor are
covered to keep water out. Water in engine
can result in shortened engine life.
CLEAN UNDER DRIVE COVER
Clean under drive cover at least twice a
season. Scrape underside of cover with
putty knife or similar tool to remove any
build-up of trash or grass on underside of
drive cover.
CLEANING
IMPORTANT:
For best performance, keep
mower housing free of built-up grass and
trash. Clean the un der side of your mower
after each use.
CAUTION:
Disconnect spark plug wire
from spark plug and place wire where it
cannot come in contact with spark plug.
• Clean the underside of your lawn mower
by scraping to remove build-up of grass
and trash.
• Clean engine often to keep trash from
accumulating. A clogged engine runs
hotter and shortens engine life.
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING:
To avoid serious injury, before
per form ing any service or ad just ments:
1. Release control bar and stop engine.
2. Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely stopped.
3. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come into contact with the spark plug.
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See “TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT” in
the Operation sec tion of this manual.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear defl ector, attached between the rear
wheels of your mower, is provided to min i mize
the possibility that objects will be thrown out
of the rear of the mower into the operator's
mowing position. If the defl ector becomes
dam aged, it should be replaced.
TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT
1. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with spark plug.
2. Remove screws retaining drive cover
(not shown); and remove drive cover
from lawn mower housing.
3. Remove drive cable from anchor, then
detach spring from idler arm assembly.
4. Remove idler arm assembly from
housing by removing hex nut; then
remove drive belt from drive pulley, belt
keepers and idler arm assembly.
5. Turn lawn mower on its side. Make
sure air fi lter and carburetor are up.
6. Use a wood block between blade and
mower hous ing to prevent blade from
turning when re mov ing blade bolt.
NOTE:
Protect your hands with gloves
and/or wrap blade with heavy cloth.
7. Remove blade bolt.
8. Remove blade, attaching hardware
(bolt, lock wash er, hardened wash er),
blade adapter and debris shield. Note
that the debris shield has a tab which
fi ts into the housing hole.
9. Remove drive belt from engine pulley;
discard old belt.
Drive cable anchor
Idler arm
assembly
Belt
keepers
Drive
pulley
Housing
hole
Hex
nut
Drive belt
Trailing edge
Crankshaft
Debris shield
Blade
adapter
Hardened
washer
Lock-washer
Blade
bolt
Tab
Housing hole