Shindaiwa LE230, Owner'S/Operator'S Manual

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Driveshaft/Powerhead
Grip
Spark Plug
Main
Shaft
Tube
Clamp
Outer Tube
LE230
1. Place the powerhead on a clean, flat sur-
face, spark plug facing up. See Figure 6.
2. Use the 4 mm hex wrench to loosen the
tube clamp screw.
Tube Clamp
Connect the Outer Tube
to the Powerhead.
CAUTION!
Do not force the shaft tube into the
powerhead! Excessive force can dam-
age the shaft tube and mainshaft.
Clamp
Screw
Figure 6
Figure 5
Assembly
Throttle
Trigger
Ignition
Switch
Hex
Wrench
3. Add some moly-type EP grease to the
splines on the end of the mainshaft.
4. Slide the outer tube into the tube clamp
until the tube bottoms. If installation is
difficult, rotate the outer tube or main-
shaft slightly until you feel the mainshaft
engage with the powerhead.
5. Position the outer tube so that the igni-
tion switch is facing up and the throttle
trigger is down.
Slide the outer tube into the powerhead
until the throttle grip just contacts the
tube clamp.
6. Tighten the clamp screw firmly.
Figure 7
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Assembly
Throttle Linkage and Ignition Leads
Remove the Cylinder Cover.
1. Remove the cap from the spark plug.
2. Loosen the black cylinder cover knob
(about a dozen full turns are required),
and then lift off the cylinder cover.
NOTE:
If the cover binds on the muffler outlet tube,
pull gently on the corner of the cover as
shown (see inset).
Connect the Throttle Cable.
1. Route the ribbed cable over the tube
clamp to the top left side of the engine.
2. Install the black wire between the two
cable adjuster nuts as shown.
See Figure 8.
3. Connect the S-shaped end of the throttle
cable to the throttle lever on top of the
carburetor. See Figure 8.
Install the black wire
between the two cable
adjuster nuts.
Connect the
throttle cable
Ignition
Ground
Lead
Cable Adjuster Nut
Figure 8
Figure 9
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Loosen the cylinder
cover knob and
disconnect the
spark plug cap
Lift the corner of
the cover
Figure 7