CAUTION; BEFOREPERFORMING
ANY SERVICEORADJUSTMENTS:
o
Releasecontroibar.
o
.Makesure the bladeand all moving
palls havecompletelystopped°
o
Disconnect s park plug wire from
sparkplug and place whereit cannot
comein contactwith plug,
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUSTCU'FTINGHEIGHT
See "TOADJUSTCUTTINGHEIGHT *'in
the Operationsectionof this manuaL
REAR DEFLECTOR
The reardeflector,attachedbetweenthe
rear wheelsof your lawn mower,is
:
provided
to minimize
the possibility
that
objects
will be t.hrown out the rear of the:
lawn mower
into the operator's
mowing
position,
If the rear deflector
becomes
damaged,
it should
be replaced..
TO REMOVE/REPLACE
DRIVE
BELT
o Remove drive cover.
Remove
belt by
pusI_ing down on gear case pulley
and
.rolling belt off it.
° Turn lawn mower on its side with
carburetor
and fuel cap up.
° Remove
blade.
= Remove
debris shield.
o Remove
belt from engine
pulley on
crankshaft.
° Install
new belt by reversing
above
steps,
° Always
use factory
approved
belt to
assure fit and long life,
,, To change from medium low to medium
high position, the upper and lower handle
sections will have to be turned over,
° Remove the cable clips,
o Remove the controls and operator presence
control bar from the upper handle°
o Remove the starter rope guide from the
lower handle°
o Remove hairpin cotters,.
o Disconnect the lower handle from the
handle brackets,.
o Turn the handle over and reassemble the
hairpin cotters that have been removed,
,, Reassemble the starter rope guide,
o Reassemble the controls and the operator
presence control bar to the upper handle,
CAUTION:
The operator'
presence
control bar must pivot freely to permit
blade brake engagement
when
control bar
is re_eased.
Do not over tighten
the
fasteners
holding
the controls
to the upper
handle,
,, To change
from medium
low to high
position
onty the upper handle
section
will have to be turned
over°
° To change
from medium
Iow to low
position,
only the lower handle
section
will have to be turned
over.
Shipping position
Medium ]ow
Medium high
Drive
cover
Belt
Push .t
down
TO ADJUST
HANDLE
Your lawn mower
handle can be raised or
lowered
for your mowing
comfort..
Four
(4) positions
are available:
high, medium
high, medium
low and low. Handles
are
shipped
mounted
in the medium
Iow
position.
High
Low
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