Cleaning the
Blade-Brake-Clutch Shield
Service Interval:
Every 25 hours
Clean the blade-brake-clutch shield yearly to prevent the blade
from stalling while you mow.
1.
Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug.
Refer to
Preparing for Maintenance (page 16)
.
2.
Tip the machine onto its side with the air filter up.
3.
Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener (
).
Figure 32
1.
Blade nuts
4.
Blade driver
2.
Stiffener
5.
Disk
3.
Blade
6.
Blade-brake-clutch shield
4.
Remove the blade (
).
5.
Remove the blade driver and disk (
).
6.
Remove the blade-brake-clutch shield (
7.
Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the shield
and around all the parts.
8.
Install the blade-brake-clutch shield that you previously
removed.
9.
Install the blade driver and disk that you previously
removed.
10.
Install the blade and the stiffener that you previously
removed (
11.
Install the blade nuts and torque them to 20 to 37
N-m (15 to 27 ft-lb).
Cleaning the Machine
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
WARNING
The machine may dislodge material from under the
machine.
•
Wear eye protection.
•
Stay in the operating position (behind the
handle) when the engine is running.
•
Do not allow bystanders in the area.
For best results, clean the machine soon after you have
completed mowing.
1.
Lower the machine to its lowest cutting-height setting.
Refer to
Adjusting the Cutting Height (page 10)
.
2.
Move the machine onto a flat paved surface.
3.
Wash out the area under the rear deflector where the
clippings go from the housing to the grass bag.
Note:
Wash out the area with the bag-on-demand in
both the fully forward and fully rearward positions.
4.
Attach a garden hose that is connected to a water
supply to the washout port on the machine (
).
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Figure 33
1.
Washout port
5.
Turn the water on.
6.
Start the engine and run it until there are no more
clippings that come out from under the machine.
7.
Stop the engine.
8.
Shut off the water and disconnect the garden hose
from the machine.
9.
Start the engine and run it for a few minutes to dry the
underside of the machine to prevent it from rusting.
10.
Allow the engine to cool before storing the machine
in an enclosed area.
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