Shindaiwa X7501970601, EB854RT manual Prior to Assembly, Assembling the EB854 Blower

Assembly

Prior to Assembly

Before assembling the blower, make sure you have all required components.

■■Power unit and blower assembly.

■■Flexible tube, swivel tube, two noz- zles and straight tube.

■■Handgrip.

■■Two tube clamps (102 and 89 mm).

■■This Owner’s/Operator’s Manual and a tool kit containing a tool bag, 4 mm hex wrench, 5 mm hex wrench and a combination spark plug wrench/screwdriver.

■■Lead wire assembly (anti-static).

Carefully inspect all components for damage.

IMPORTANT!

The terms “left”, “left-hand”, “LH”; “right”, “right-hand”, and “RH”; “front” and “rear” refer to directions as viewed by the operator during normal operation.

Assembling the EB854 Blower

IMPORTANT!

This unit is equipped with a static discharge reduction wire. This wire helps direct static buildup into the air stream reducing the felt amount to the operator.

1.	Place the blower upright on the
	ground or a sturdy work surface and
	note parts orientation as shown in
	Figure 4.
2.	Remove static wire from package
	and fix eyelet to right hand engine
	cover screw. See Figure 5.
3.	Turn the discharge tube out to a
	right angle and slip anti-static wire
	through the 102 mm clamp and flex-

	Swivel
	Tube			Hand Grip
				Optional
				Long Nozzle
				(ø74 mm)
		Flexible Tube
Anti-Static	90° Discharge Tube			StraightTube
Wire
	102 mm Clamp	89 mm Clamp	Swivel Tube	Standard Nozzle
Figure 4				(ø65 mm)

ible tube.

4. Slip the flexible tube over the end of

the 90° discharge tube, and secure

with the 102 mm clamp.

NOTE:

Check to make sure that the 90° dis- charge tube swivels freely. If any bind- ing is present, loosen 102mm clamp and pull wire towards engine to get more slack and recheck for free movement.

5.	Insert the static wire through the
	swivel tube, then install and tighten
	the 89 mm clamp over the rotating
	band on the swivel tube.
6.	Slide the handgrip over the swivel
	tube and secure with the bolt and
	wingnut.
7.	Fold the end of the static wire back
	over the connection of the swivel
	tube. See Figure 5.
8.	Grasp the straight tube, and push
	the straight tube over the swivel
	tube locking pins securing the static
	wire. See Figure 6.

Swivel
Tube
Static	Fold Wire
Wire
Flexible Tube
Static Wire
Connector
Figure 5
IMPORTANT!

Blower tube installation affects blower

performance! Make sure the tubes and

straight tube are correctly assembled per above, and that all connections are tight. Blower tubes may come apart during use unless tubes are aligned and locked into place.

Align the lock pins with the

lock slots and push the

tubes together

Lock Pin

Lock Slot

Rotate clockwise to lock making sure the 3 lines are aligned on both tubes.

Figure 6

WARNING!

Danger from rotating impel-

ler! Stop the engine before installing

of removing the blower tubes! Never

perform any maintenance or assem- bly procedures on this unit while the

engine is running!

9. Lock the straight tube to the swivel

tube by rotating the straight tube

noting the alignment marks. See

Figure 6.

10.Grasp the nozzle, and push the	11.Lock the nozzle to the straight tube
nozzle over the straight tube locking	by rotating the nozzle noting the
pins. See Figure 6.	alignment marks. See Figure 6.
	12.Adjust handgrip for best operator
	comfort, and tighten securely.

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