
Flexible Drive Shaft Maintenance
Maintenance Interval
The Edger uses a flexible drive shaft inside the drive
shaft tube. The flexible drive shaft should be lubricated
after each 30 hours of use.
Flexible Drive Shaft Lubrication
Gearhead
Flexible Driveshatt
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Drlve Shatt Tube
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Phillips Hex Head
Screw (2)
#2 Lithium-base
Bearing Lube
1.
Loosen the two Phillips hex head screws holding
the gearcase to the drive shaft tube and carefully
remove the gearcase from the drive shaft tube.
2.
Grip the end of the flexible drive shaft and remove
it from the drive shaft tube.
3.
Lubricate the flexible drive shaft with a high qual
ity #2. lithium-base bearing lube.
4.
Reinstall the flexible drive shaft into the drive
shaft tube. Twist the flexible drive shaft as you
insert it into the to ensure that it seats into the
clutch drum.
5.
Reinstall the gearcase onto the drive shaft tube,
then tighten the two Phillips hex head screws.
Gearcase Maintenance
Maintenance Interval
The gearcase should be checked for lubrication after
each 30 hours of use.
Gearcase Lubrication
Bearing Lube
(P/N 211337)
Gearcase
Attaching Shaft
Boss Adapter
Remove the cutting attachment and the boss adapter.
Clean any dirt. and debris from the area l:letween the
boss adapter and the gearcase. Remove the grease· plug
from the side of the gearcase.. While rotating the
attaching shaft, inject lithium-base·tieij.ring'lube (PIN
211337) through the plug hole until the gearcase is full.
Reinstall the boss adapter and grease plug."
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