WARNING!
To reduce the risk of injury, user must
read and understand the operator's
manual for their lawn mower and this
instruction sheet. Always wear eye
protection with side shields marked
to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Ensure
compatibility and fit before using this
accessory. Do not use this accessory
if a part is damaged or missing. If you
are not comfortable performing any
of the functions described in these
instructions, take your unit to a quali-
fied service center.
WARNING:
Always protect hands by wearing
heavy gloves and/or wrapping the
cutting edges of the blade with rags
and other material when performing
blade maintenance. Contact with the
blade could result in serious personal
injury.
REPLACING THE CUTTING
BLADE
See Figures 1 - 2.
Stop the motor and remove the start
key. Allow the blade to come to a
complete stop.
Remove the battery packs from the
battery port.
Turn the mower on its side.
Wedge a block of wood between the
blade and mower deck to prevent the
blade from turning.
Loosen the blade nut by turning it
counterclockwise (as viewed from
bottom of mower) using a 15 mm
wrench or socket (not provided).
TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES POWER EQUIPMENT
LAWN MOWER BLADE
AC04025
For use with RYOBI RY401014, RY401015,
RY401016, and RY401020 21 in. 40V Lawn
Mowers ONLY
Remove the blade nut, spacer, blade
insulator, and blade. Do not remove
the hub or the adaptor.
WARNING:
If the hub and/or the adaptor have
been removed, replace them before
placing blade on the shaft. Failure
to do so could cause the blade to
detach or become unbalanced since
blade will not tighten properly, which
can result in serious personal injury.
Place the new blade on the shaft
against the blade posts on the hub.
Ensure blade is properly seated with
shaft going through center blade hole
and the two blade posts on the hub
inserted into their respective holes
on the blade. Make sure it is installed
with the curved ends pointing up to-
ward the mower deck and not down
toward the ground. When seated
properly, the blade should be flat.
Replace the blade insulator and
spacer, then thread the blade nut on
the shaft and finger tighten.
NOTE: Make certain all parts are
replaced in the exact order in which
they were removed.
Torque the blade nut down clockwise
using a torque wrench (not provided)
to ensure the bolt is properly tight-
ened. The recommended torque for
the blade nut is 325 – 400 in.lbs.
WARNING:
Ensure blade is properly seated and
the blade nut is tightened to the
torque specifications above. Failure
to properly attach the blade could
cause it to come loose and result in
possible serious personal injury.
P.O. Box 1288, Anderson, SC 29622 USA
1-800-525-2579 • www.ryobitools.com
Fig. 1
A
C
A - Blade (lame, hoja)
B - Wrench (clé, llave)
C - Block of wood (pièce de bois, bloque de madera)
Fig. 2
A
B
C
E
F
H
I
J
A - Adaptor (adaptateur, adaptador)
B - Hub (arbre, eje)
C - Blade post (half circle) [tige pour lame (demi-
cercle), puerto de la hoja (semicircular)]
D - Blade post (round) [tiges pour lame (ronde),
montantes de cuchilla (Redondo)]
E - Blade (lame, hoja)
F - Blade hole (half circle) [trou pour lame (demi-
cercle), orificio de la hoja (semicircular)]
G - Blade hole (round) [trou pour lame (ronde),
orificio de la hoja (redondo)]
H - Blade insulator (isolant de lame, aislante de hoja)
I - Spacer (entretoise, separador)
J - Blade nut (écrou de lame, tuerca de la hoja)
K - Shaft (arbre, eje)
3-8-21 (REV:01)
B
K
D
G
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