ASSEMBLY
For the MightyLite 26CS: Slide the string into the hous- ing eyelet and pull outward to rotate the spool into the cutting position.
For the MightyLite 26SS: Slide strings into the housing eyelets and pull outward to rotate the spool into the cut- ting position.
Push the spool retainer down while pulling on string(s) to manually advance the string and to check for proper assembly of the string head.
curved shaft GRASS DEFLECTOR – mightylite 26cs
See Figure 5.
WARNING:
The line cutting blade on the grass deflector is sharp. Avoid contact with the blade. Failure to avoid contact can result in serious personal injury.
Remove the bolt, washer, and wing nut from grass deflector.
Press the grass deflector onto the bottom of the curved shaft as shown.
Insert the bolt through the grass deflector and the bracket on the curved shaft.
Place the washer on the bolt.
Place the wing nut on the bolt and tighten securely.
straight shaft GRASS DEFLECTOR – mightylite 26ss
See Figure 6.
Remove the wing nut and mounting bracket from the grass deflector.
Assemble straight shaft grass deflector to drive shaft so that the pin in the grass deflector fits in the locator hole in the lower side of the drive shaft near the gear head.
Place the mounting bracket over the drive shaft so the square tab on the mounting bracket fits into the slot in the straight shaft grass deflector.
Rotate the mounting bracket so the screw on the grass deflector goes into the slot on the mounting bracket.
Reinstall the wing nut and tighten securely.
SLOTS
PULL 
strings to 
secure
Fig. 4
26CS
wing
nut
flat |
| grass |
| Deflector | |
washer |
| |
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| bolt |
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| Fig. 5 |
26SS | wing nut |
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| mounting |
|
square | bracket |
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| |
tab |
| drive |
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| |
| slot | Shaft |
gear | slot | |
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head |
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| screw |
| PIN |
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grass
deflector
Fig. 6
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