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Summary of Contents for 257.857240

Page 1: ...ATION and INSTRUCTIONS Carefully ii ill RnFTrSMI IN ELECTRIC EDGER r r DOUBLE INSULATED Assembly Operating Repair Parts i i i ii Sold by SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO Chicago IL 60684 U S A ii ii1 111 i w J viii llll i illl ii L i i _ _ FORM 88 4O5 0O Rev B 0684 ...

Page 2: ...SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOR SERVICE WE SUGGEST YOU RETURN THE TOOL TO YOUR NEAREST SEARS STORE FOR REPAIR WHICH WILL BE DONE WITH ORIGINAL FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS SAFETY RULES FOR POWER TOOLS CAUTION Keep hands feet and facedear ofrotating blade 2 Use SafetyGoggles Wear ata_ timeswhen usingtoo 3 Dress properly Always wear shoes Do not operatetool while barefoot or when wearing sandals canvasor open t...

Page 3: ...OTE Should the outer tube be difficult to slide grasp outer tube sleeve firmly and twist slowly back and forth while pushing downward 2 Insertthe screws and attachthe locknutssupplied Tighten Fig I ADJUSTMENT There arefourdifferent positions inwhich you canadjust your Edger TO ADJUST POSITION OF EDGER Grasp the frontwheel assemblyand llft frontofEdger about threeinchesoffthe ground Holding front w...

Page 4: ...re material and therefore increases the motor load Be careful to move slowly to avoid motor stalling or overload DYNAMIC BRAKE Your edger is equipped with a dynamic brake This feature uses the energy of the motor to stop the spinning blade when the switch is released To BEVEL Place Edger in position shown above Beveling allows you to edge closer to walks or planters The edge guide dees not functio...

Page 5: ...st Sears store or catalog outlet TO REPLACE BLADE 1 Make certain p6wer cord is unplugged 2 Depress spring latch located at front of side guard shielding the btade and open 3 On each end of the loekwasher strap bend back the tabs that prevent the hex nuts _rom working loose 4 With a suitable wrench turn both hex nuts counterclockwise and remove them 5 Remove washers lockwasher strap and blade 6 Pla...

Page 6: ...MODEL 257 857240 EXPLODED VIEW 69 71 16 l 11 20 25 11 37 39 22 25 74 75 t9 Pa qe 6 ...

Page 7: ...Hinge Pin Housing Set Terminal Gap Resistor Dynamic Brake Latch Release B_ade Cover Screw 10 16x1 1 2 Latch Side Plate Screw 10 32 x 5 8 Screw 10 24 x 2_38 Edge Guide Washer Thurst Motor Assy Front Swivel R LH Spring Compression Latch Wheel Pivot Arm Wheel Pivot Wheel Front Axle Front Screw 10 32 _F ndbellAssy Drive WaSher Thrust Field Assy Retaining Rin_l Armature Assy Retaining Ring Washer Bellv...

Page 8: ...SCRIPTION 3 MODEL NUMBF_257 857240 4 NAME OF ITEM ELECTRIC EDGER DOUBLE INSULATED USE ONLY SEARS REPLACEMENT PARTS If the parts you need are not stocked locally your order wilt be elec tronically transmitted to a Sears Repair Parts Distribution Center for expedited handling Your Sears merchandise has added value when you consider that Sears has service units staffed with Sears trained technicians ...

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