Assembling the Blower
WARNING! Danger from rotating impeller!
Stop the engine before installing or removing the blower tubes! Never perform any maintenance or assembly procedures on this unit while the engine is running!
Place the blower upright on the ground or on a sturdy work surface.
1.Grasp the blower tube as shown, and push the tube over the blower dis- charge port and locking pins.
2.Lock the blower tube to the blower discharge port by rotating the tube as shown.
3.Grasp the nozzle with the mark “THIS SIDE UP” positioned as shown, and then push the nozzle over the straight tube and locking pins.
4.Lock the nozzle to the straight tube by rotating the nozzle as shown.
IMPORTANT!
Blower tube installation affects both blower balance and performance! The tube and nozzle are correctly installed when the mark “THIS SIDE UP” is visible to the operator during normal operation.
| Push the blower tube |
| over the discharge port |
| and locking pin |
| Locking Pin |
1 | Blower |
Tube | |
| Rotate clockwise to lock |
2 |
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Blower Tube | Push the nozzle | |
over the blower | ||
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| tube and locking | |
| pin | |
Locking Pin |
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3 | Nozzle | |
Rotate clockwise to lock | ||
Mark |
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“THIS SIDE UP” |
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must face up |
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4 |
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| 7 | |