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SERVICING YOUR TRIMMER
Proper maintenance is essential for safe, economical, and
trouble-free operation. It also helps reduce air pollution.
To help you properly care for your trimmer, the following pages
include a maintenance schedule, routine inspection procedures, and
simple maintenance procedures using basic hand tools. Other service
tasks that are more difficult, or require special tools, are best handled
by professionals and are normally performed by a Honda technician
or other qualified mechanic.
The maintenance schedule applies to normal operating conditions. If
you operate your trimmer under severe conditions, such as sustained
high-load or high-temperature operation, or use in unusually wet or
dusty conditions, consult your servicing dealer for recommendations
applicable to your individual needs and use.
Remember that an authorized Honda servicing dealer knows your
trimmer best and is fully equipped to maintain and repair it.
To ensure the best quality and reliability, use only new, Honda
Genuine parts or their equivalents for repair and replacement.
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control
devices and systems may be performed by any engine repair
establishment or individual, using parts that are “certified” to
EPA standards.
Maintenance Safety
Some of the most important safety precautions follow. However, we
cannot warn you of every conceivable hazard that can arise in
performing maintenance. Only you can decide whether or not you
should perform a given task.
Safety Precautions
• Make sure the engine is off before you begin any maintenance or
repairs. This will eliminate several potential hazards:
–
Carbon monoxide poisoning from engine exhaust.
Be sure there is adequate ventilation whenever you operate
the engine.
–
Burns from hot parts.
Let the engine and exhaust system cool before touching.
–
Injury from moving parts.
Do not run the engine unless instructed to do so.
• Read the instructions before you begin, and make sure you have
the tools and skills required.
• To reduce the possibility of fire or explosion, be careful when
working around gasoline. Use only a nonflammable solvent, not
gasoline, to clean parts. Keep cigarettes, sparks, and flames away
from all fuel-related parts.
Maintenance Schedule
1. Log the hours of operation to determine the proper maintenance
interval.
2. Service more frequently when used in dusty areas.
3. These items should be serviced by an authorized Honda servicing
dealer unless you have the proper tools and are mechanically
proficient. Refer to the Honda shop manual for service procedures.
See Honda Publications on page 29 for ordering information.
Failure to follow this maintenance schedule could result in
non-warrantable failure.
WARNING
Improper maintenance, or failure to correct a problem before
operation, can cause a significant malfunction.
Some malfunctions can seriously hurt or kill you.
Always follow the inspection and maintenance
recommendations and schedules in this owner’s manual.
WARNING
Improper maintenance can cause an unsafe condition.
Failure to properly follow maintenance instructions and
precautions can cause you to be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the procedures and precautions in this manual.
Interval
1
Item
Page
Before each
use
Check the engine oil
Check the air cleaner
Check the throttle cable
Check the debris shield
Inspect the cutting attachment
Check the shoulder harness quick
release
Check/tighten nuts, bolts, and
fasteners
First month or
10 hours
Change the engine oil
Every 3 months
or 25 hours
Clean the air filter element
2
Every 6 months
or 50 hours
Change the engine oil
2
Clean the air filter element
2
Check/lubricate the drive cable
3
Lubricate the gear case
3
Check the clutch shoes and drum
3
Check the engine cooling fins
Every year or
100 hours
Items for 50 hours plus the following:
Check/adjust the spark plug
Check the spark arrester
Check the fuel filter
Clean the fuel tank
Check/adjust the idle speed
3
Check/adjust the valve clearance
3
Every 2 years
or 300 hours
Items for 100 hours plus the following:
Replace the spark plug
Every 2 years
Check the fuel tubes and replace if
necessary
3
Check the oil tube and replace if
necessary
3
