• Clean the undersideof your lawn mower
by scrapingto removebuild-upof grass
and trash.
• Clean engineoften to keeptrash from
accumulating.A cloggedengine runs
hotter and shortens enginelife.
• Keepfinished surfacesandwheels free
of all gasoline,oil, etc.
• We do not recommendusing a garden
hose to clean lawn mowerunlessthe
electrical system, muffler,air filter and
carburetorare coveredto keepwater
out. Waterin enginecan result in short-
ened enginelife.
CLEAN UNDER DRIVECOVER
Clean under drive cover at least twice a
season.Scrapeundersideof coverwith
putty knife or similar tool to removeany
build-upof trash or grass on undersideof
drive cover.
_WARNING: Toavoidseriousinjury,before
performingany service and adjustments:
1. Releasecontrolbar and stop engine.
2. Makesure the blade and all moving
parts havecompletelystopped.
3. Disconnectspark plug wire from spark
plug and placewire where it cannot
come in contactwith 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 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 plug.
2.
Remove
screws
retaining
drive cover
and remove
drive
cover from lawn
mower
housing
(See Figure A).
3.
Remove
drive cable from anchor,
then
detach
the drive cable spring
from the
idler arm assembly
(See Figure
B).
Idler arm
Drive cable anchor
assembl
Drive belt
pulley
Belt keeper
Figure B
\
Housing
\
hole
4.
Pivot idler arm assembly
to slacken
drive belt, then remove
drive belt from
drive pulley, belt keepers
and idler arm.
5.
Turn lawn mower
on its side. Make
sure air filter and carburetor
are up.
6.
Remove
screw
securing
debris
shield.
Note that the debris
shield
has a tab
which fits into a gap in the housing
(See Figure
C).
Crankshaft
Tab
Blade
Housing
adapter
hole
\
(pulley
end)
Drive
cover
Lawn
mower
housing
._%_._
_-
Screw
Figure A
15
Trailing edge
Figure C
Hardened
washer
Blade
bolt
Lock-washer