12
Drive Shaft
IMPORTANT
Lower and upper drive shaft must be lubricated with ECHO
®
LUBE
TM
grease every 25 hours of operation, otherwise drive shaft
assembly overheating and failure can result.
1.
Remove gear housing locator screw (A).
2.
Loosen (2) two gear housing mounting bolts (B).
3.
Pull gear box from drive shaft housing.
4.
Pull flexible cable from the drive shaft housing, wipe clean and
re-coat with a thin coating [15 ml (1/2 oz.)] of ECHO
®
LUBE
TM
.
5.
Slide the flexible cable back in the drive housing. DO NOT get
dirt on the flex cable.
6.
Position lower drive shaft (end without safety decal) into gear
housing shaft mount.
7.
Align hole in drive shaft housing with gear housing shaft hole (C)
and seat lower drive shaft end into gear housing shaft mount.
Install and tighten locator screw (A).
8.
Tighten gear housing mounting bolts (B).
A
B
C
