_, WARNING: To avoid serious injury, before performing any service and adjustments:
1. Releasecontrol bar and stop engine.
2. Make sure the blade and all moving parts havecompletely stopped.
3. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in
contact
with 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.
Remove
drive cover
and belt keeper.
2.
Remove
belt from gearcase
pulley.
3.
Turn lawn mower
on its side with air
filter and carburetor
down.
4.
Remove
blade,
engine
pulley
and
debris
shield.
5.
Remove
engine
pulley
and belt from
debris
shield.
Drive
cover
TO REPLACE
DRIVE BELT
1.
Place
new drive
belt in engine
pulley
and belt retainer
of debris
shield.
2.
Route the other
end of the new drive
belt through
hole in housing.
3.
Reinstall
debris
shield.
4.
Return
mower
to upright
position.
5.
Install
new belt on gearcase
pulley.
6.
Reinstall
belt keeper
and drive
cover.
NOTE:
Always
use factory
approved
belt
to assure
proper
fit and long life.
7.
Turn lawn mower
on its side with air
filter and carburetor
down.
8.
Reinstall
blade.
Engine
Drive belt
Belt
retainer
Debris shield
TO ADJUST
HANDLE
The handle
can be mounted
in a high or
low position.
The mounting
holes
in the
bottom
of lower
handle
are off center
for
raising
or lowering
the handle.
1.
Remove
upper
handle
and wire tie(s)
securing
cable(s)
to lower
handle.
2.
Remove
hairpin
cotters
from
lower
handle
bracket
mounting
pin.
3.
Squeeze
lower
handle
in to remove
it
from
mounting
pins.
4.
Turn lower
handle
over to raise or
lower
handle.
5.
Squeeze!owerhandleinand
positionholes
onto
mounting
pins on handle
bracket.
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