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Installing the Blower Assembly
Parts needed for this procedure:
1
Blower assembly (from Blower and Drive Kit)
1
Spring (from Blower and Drive Kit)
Procedure
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
machine to throw objects in the operator's or
bystander's direction and result in serious injury.
Also, contact with the blade could occur.
•
Never operate the machine unless you install a
cover plate, a mulch plate, or a grass chute and
catcher.
•
Make sure that the grass deflector is installed
when you remove the grass chute.
1.
Remove the side discharge chute from the mower deck.
Figure 19
1.
Bolt
5.
Spring installed
2.
Spacer
6.
Grass deflector
3.
Locknut
7.
L
-end of spring, place
behind deck edge before
installing bolt
4.
Spring
8.
J
-hook end of spring
2.
Slide the blower assembly peg into the pivot hole
(
).
Figure 20
48-inch Mower Deck
1.
Blower assembly
3.
Pivot hole
2.
Mower deck
4.
Blower-assembly peg
3.
Close the blower assembly to see if the latch is adjusted
correctly. Loosen or tighten the bolt so the latch firmly
holds the blower assembly against the mower deck, but
can be released by hand (
Figure 21
1.
Latch
3.
Blower assembly
2.
Bolt
4.
Install the spring as shown in
.
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