Figure 45
1. Blade nuts
2. Stiffener
3. Blade
4.
Remove the blade
5.
Remove the blade driver and disk
6.
Remove the blade-brake-clutch shield
45).
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).
Adjusting the Self-Propel
Drive
Whenever you install a new self-propel cable or if
the self-propel drive is out of adjustment, adjust the
self-propel drive.
1.
Turn the adjustment knob counterclockwise to
loosen the cable adjustment
4. Blade driver
5. Disk
6. Blade-brake-clutch shield
(Figure
45).
(Figure
(Figure
(Figure
45).
(Figure
46).
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1. Handle (left side)
2. Adjustment knob
45).
3. Self-propel-drive cable
2.
Adjust the tension on the cable
pulling it back or pushing it forward and holding
that position.
Note:
increase the traction; pull the cable away from
the engine to decrease the traction.
3.
Turn the adjustment knob clockwise to tighten
the cable adjustment.
Note:
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4. Turn the knob clockwise to
tighten the adjustment.
5. Turn the knob
counterclockwise to
loosen the adjustment.
Push the cable toward the engine to
Tighten the knob firmly by hand.
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46) by