• Keep finished
surfaces
and wheels
free
of all gasoline,
oil, etc.
• We do not recommend
using a garden
hose to clean
lawn mower
unless the
electrical
system,
muffler,
air filter and
carburetor
are covered
to keep water
out. Water
in engine
can result in short-
ened engine
life.
CLEAN UNDER DRIVE COVER
Clean under drive cover at least twice a
season. Scrape underside of cover with
putty knife or similar tool to remove any
build-up of trash or grass on underside of
drive cover.
AI::_WARNING: To avoid serious injury,
before performing any service and
adjustments:
1. Release control bar and stop engine.
2. Make sure the blade and all moving
parts have completely stopped.
3. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with spark plug.
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST
CUTTING
HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST
CUTTING
HEIGHT"
in
the Operation
section
of this manual.
REAR
DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector,
attached
between the rear
wheels of your mower, is provided
to minimize
the possibility
that objects
will be thrown out
of the rear of the mower
into the operator
mowing
position.
If the deflector
becomes
damaged,
it should
be replaced.
TO REMOVE
DRIVE
BELT
1. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with spark plug.
2. Remove screws retaining drive cover
(not shown); and remove drive cover
from lawn mower housing.
3. Remove drive cable from anchor, then
detach spring from idler arm assembly.
5. Turn lawn mower on its side. Make
sure air filter and carburetor are up.
6. Use a wood block between blade and
mower housing to prevent blade from
turning when removing blade bolt.
NOTE: Protect your hands with gloves
and/or wrap blade with heavy cloth.
7. Remove blade bolt.
8. Remove blade, attaching hardware
(bolt, lock washer, hardened washer),
blade adapter and debris shield. Note
that the debris shield has a tab which
fits into the housing hole.
9. Remove drive belt from engine pulley;
discard old belt.
Crankshaft
Housing hole
Tab-
Hardened
washer
3lade
bolt
Trailing edge
Drive
anchor
pulley
Drive belt
Belt
4_
r arm
Housing
nut
assembly
hole
Remove idler arm assembly from hous-
ing by removing hex nut; then remove
drive belt from drive pulley, belt keepers
and idler arm assembly.
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TO REPLACE DRIVE BELT
f.
Place new drive belt on engine pulley.
2. Route the other end of the new drive
belt through hole in housing.
3. Return mower to upright position.
4. Install new drive belt into idler arm
assembly, then around the drive pulley.
Be sure belt is inside of belt keepers.
5. Reattach idler arm assembly with hex
nut previously removed.
6. Turn lawn mower on its side. Make
sure air filter and carburetor are up.
7. Reattach debris shield to housing with
tab of debris shield in housing hole.
8. Position blade on the blade adapter
aligning the two (2) holes in the blade
with the raised lugs on the adapter.