1. Spark-plug wire
Lubrication
Lubricating the Broom-Angle-Lock
Pin and the Hex Shaft
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
Yearly
1.
Lubricate the broom-angle-lock pin fitting with
No. 2 lithium grease
1. Broom-angle-lock pin
Figure 22
(Figure
23).
Figure 23
2.
Remove the belt cover and the engine shield.
3.
Move the speed-selector lever to the R2 position.
4.
Dip a long, clean, small-tipped paint brush in
automotive engine oil and lightly lubricate the
hex shaft
Important:
wheel or the aluminum friction-drive plate as
the traction drive will slip
Note:
Rock the machine forward and rearward
to rotate the hex shaft.
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1. Aluminum friction-drive
plate
5.
Move the speed selector lever to position 6.
6.
Lubricate the other end of the hex shaft.
7.
Move the speed selector lever forward and
rearward a few times.
8.
Install the belt cover and the engine shield.
Engine Maintenance
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Clean the foam
Every 200 hours—Replace the foam
pre-cleaner.
Every 300 hours—Replace the paper air filter
(more frequently in dusty conditions).
Important:
Do not operate the engine without the
air filter assembly; extreme engine damage may
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occur.
1.
Release the latches on the cover for the air
cleaner.
19
(Figure
24).
Do not get oil on the rubber
(Figure
Figure 24
2. Hex shaft
pre-cleaner (more frequently in
dusty conditions).
24).
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