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Figure 33
1.
Fuel filter
2.
Fuel-shutoff valve
4.
Remove the fuel filter (
) from the fuel
line by loosening the tube clamps surrounding
the fuel filter.
5.
Install a new fuel filter in the fuel line using the
tube clamps that you removed in step
Servicing the Blade-Drive
System
Service Interval:
After the first 5 hours
Every 50 hours—Remove debris from under
the belt cover.
Every 50 hours—Service the blade-drive
system.
1.
Loosen the 2 screws on the belt-cover-access
panel and remove the panel (
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Figure 34
1.
Belt-tension spring
5.
Blade-drive belt
2.
Adjusting bolt
6.
Wall
3.
Gap
7.
Belt cover
4.
Adjusting nut
8.
Belt-cover-access panel
2.
Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the
belt cover and around all the parts.
3.
Hold a feeler gauge set between 0.005 and 0.03
inches (0.13 and 0.76 mm) against the wall and
slide it down behind the belt tension spring; refer
to
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Figure 35
Note:
If there is a visible gap between the
gauge and the spring, tighten the adjusting bolt
and the nut until the feeler gauge barely slides
freely in and out of the gap (
).
Important:
Do not overtighten the adjusting
bolt. This could damage the blade-drive belt.
4.
Install the belt-cover-access panel.
Servicing the Cutting
Blades
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
Important:
You will need a torque wrench to
install the blades properly.
If you do not have a
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