To Examine The Cutting Equipment; To Replace The Blade And Fan; To Set The Cutting Height; To Fill And Replace The Engine Oil - Husqvarna GX 560 Manual De Usuario

To examine the cutting equipment

WARNING:
remove the ignition cable from the spark
plug.
WARNING:
when you do maintenance on the cutting
equipment. The blade is very sharp and cuts
can easily occur.
1. Examine the cutting equipment for damage
or cracks. Always replace a damaged cutting
equipment.
2. Look at the blade to see if it is damaged or blunt.
Note:
It is necessary to balance the blade after it is
sharpened. Let a service center sharpen, replace and
balance the blade. If you hit an obstacle that causes
the product to stop, replace the damaged blade. Let the
service center estimate if the blade can be sharpened or
must be replaced.

To replace the blade and fan

WARNING:
The blade is very sharp and cuts can easily
occur.
1. Prepare the product for maintenance work, see
Before you do maintenance work on page 10 .
2. Hold the fan tightly and turn the blade bolt (A)
counterclockwise to remove it. (Fig. 27)
3. Remove the blade (B), cutting height spacers (C)
and the fan (D).
4. Examine the blade bolt and the fan for damages.
5. Put the fan back in its initial position. If you add
cutting height spacers, make sure that the pins are
put in the holes on the fan.
6. Attach the new blade. Make sure that the pins on the
fan (E) are put in the holes (F) on the blade.
7. When you attach the new blade, point the angled
ends of the blade in the direction of the ground.
8. Put the blade bolt through the center hole of the
blade (G) and tighten clockwise by hand.
9. Hold the fan tightly and tighten the blade bolt with a
wrench.
10. Pull the blade around by hand and make sure that it
turns freely.
11. Start the product to do a test of the blade. If the
blade is not correctly attached, there is vibration in
the product or the cutting result is unsatisfactory.
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To prevent accidental start
Use protective gloves
Use heavy duty gloves.

To set the cutting height

Add cutting height spacers to decrease the cutting
height. Remove the cutting height spacers to increase
the cutting height.
Note:
Do not use more than 2 cutting height spacers.
1. Prepare the product for maintenance work, see
Before you do maintenance work on page 10 .
2. Remove the blade bolt and the blade, see
replace the blade and fan on page 11 .
3. Put 1 or 2 cutting height spacers (A) between the
fan and the blade. Put the holes on the first cutting
height spacer on the pins on the fan (B). Put the pins
on the second cutting height spacer in the holes on
the first cutting height spacer. (Fig. 28)
4. Put the blade on the cutting height spacer. Make
sure that the pins on the cutting heigt spacer are put
in the holes (C) on the blade.
5. Attach the blade and the blade bolt, see
the blade and fan on page 11 .

To fill and replace the engine oil

• For information on how to fill and replace the engine
oil, refer to the operator's manual for the engine.

To clean the air filter

CAUTION:
without an air filter attached or if the air filter
is dirty.
CAUTION:
cannot be fully cleaned or if it is damaged.
A defective air filter causes damage to the
engine.
1. Push the latch tabs (A), remove the air filter cover
(B) and remove the air filter (C). (Fig. 29)
2. Hit the air filter against a hard surface or blow
compressed air through the air filter from the clean
side of the air filter.
CAUTION:
remove dirt as this pushes the dirt into
the air filter.
3. Clean the air filter holder (D) and the air filter cover
with a moist cloth.
CAUTION:
goes into the air duct (E).
4. Install the air filter. Make sure that the air filter fully
seals against the air filter holder.
5. Install the air filter cover with the bottom tabs first.
To
To replace
Do not operate the engine
Replace the air filter if it
Do not use a brush to
Make sure that no dirt
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