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3.Cutting attachment replacement
Cutting blade:
• To avoid severe personal injury, make sure that the engine switch is
in the OFF position to prevent accidental starting.
• Use a genuine Honda replacement cutting blade.
CAUTION:
Wear heavy gloves to protect your hands, when working around the
cutting blade.
1.Insert the tip of the 4 mm hexagon wrench (supplied with your
trimmer) fully into the hole on the gear case.
2.Turn the cutting blade until you feel the tool drops into the hole in
the internal locking ring. Verify the blade does not turn. The drive
bolt and blade nut use left-hand threads. Make sure the 4 mm
hexagon wrench remains in the hole, then loosen the blade nut (turns
clockwise). Pay attention to the order and orientation of the parts as
they are removed.
3.Installation can be performed in the reverse order of removal. Make
sure you install the blade with the cutting edge in the direction of
rotation. Torque the blade nut to: 24.0 N
∙
m (2.5 kgf
∙
m)
4.After tightening the blade nut, turn the cutting blade with your hand
and check that it is installed in the center properly. Check the cutting
blade is neither eccentric nor interfering with any neighboring part.
BLADE NUT
(Left-hand thread)
NUT COVER
BLADE HOLDER B
DRIVE BOLT
GRASS
GUARD
GEAR CASE
The blade nut turns clockwise
as viewed from the blade.
CUTTING BLADE
LOCKING TOOL HOLE
4 mm HEXAGON WRENCH
BLADE HOLDER A
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