Cutter blade adjustment

Maintenance (continued)

WARNING!

The cutter blades are very sharp! Always wear gloves when working around the cutter assembly.

Cutting performance of your machine depends a great deal on proper cut- ter blade adjustment. Properly adjusted blades will oscillate freely yet help pre- vent binding of cut material between blades. Adjust blades as follows:

1.Loosen all blade locknuts at least one full turn.

2.Tighten each blade shoulder bolt firmly, and then loosen the shoulder bolts 1/4 to 1/2 turn.

3.Working from the gearcase end, lock each bolt in place by firmly tighten- ing its locknut while preventing the shoulder bolt from turning.

CAUTION!

Operating the trimmer with worn or improperly adjusted cutters will reduce cutter performance and may also damage your machine. Never operate the machine with damaged or worn cutters.

4.When shoulder bolt adjustment is correct, there should be a gap of 0.25–0.50 mm between the cutter blades and the flat washers, and the flat washer beneath each bolt head should turn freely.

		Locknut
	Guide Bar
	Cutter	Washer (should
	Blades	Washer (should
	Blades	turn freely)
	Shoulder Bolt	turn freely)
	Adjusting cutter blades

Muffler and spark arrester maintenance

If the engine becomes sluggish and low on power, check and clean the spark arrester screen.

WARNING!

Never operate the unit with a damaged or missing muffler or spark arrester! Operating with a missing or damaged spark arrester is a fire hazard and could also damage your hearing.

1.With a 3 mm hex wrench remove the 4 engine cover screws and the engine cover.

2.With a 4 mm hex wrench, remove the 3 muffler bolts and the muffler.

3.With a small flat bladed screwdriver remove the 2 screws holding the spark arrester screen and cover to the muffler.

4.Remove the screen and clean it with a stiff bristle brush.

5.Inspect the cylinder exhaust port for any carbon buildup.

6.Reassemble the spark arrester, muf- fler and engine cover in the reverse order of disassembly.

IMPORTANT!

If you note excessive carbon buildup, consult with an authorized servicing dealer.

Engine	Engine Cover
Cover
Screws
	Muffler
	Muffler Gasket
	Muffler Bolts
	Spark Arrester Screen
	Spark Arrester Cover
	Cover Screws
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AH254EF1, X7502872400, AH254 specifications

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