DEALER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Follow the instructions in the shop manual to
remove the mower deck from the lawn
tractor. Thoroughly clean the underside of
the deck. Remove the front protector plate
from the front edge of the deck. Remove the
existing blades and blade holders and store
them for possible future use. They are not
used with this kit.
Place Swirl Guide A around the spindle
farthest from the discharge side. Temporarily
attach the forward end of the guide with a
finger
-
tight 8 mm nut and bolt through the
bracket into the outer hole for the protector
plate.
Pivot Swirl Guide A so that the guide
matches the contour of the deck as indicated
in the illustration. On 42” decks, the guide
will fit inside the existing baffle as pictured;
on
46”
decks, the end of the guide should be
close to the point of the baffle, but there will
be a gap of about
7
mm.
Temporarily place one of the mulching
blades from the kit on the spindle and rotate
it by hand to ensure there is clearance
between the blade and Swirl Guide A. Adjust
the position of the swirl guide accordingly.
Use the hole in the rear bracket as a guide
to mark the location of the hole to be drilled.
Remove the swirl guide and drill a 3/8” hole
in the deck at the location you marked.
Deburr the hole and install Swirl Guide A
with a finger-tight 8 mm bolt and flange nut
in the rear bracket of the swirl guide. The
bolt head should be on the belt
-
side of the
deck; the nut on the blade
-
side.
Place Swirl Guide B around the center
spindle. Temporarily locate the forward end
of the guide with a finger
-
tight 8 mm nut and
bolt through the bracket into the hole shown.
Pivot Swirl Guide B
so
that the guide
matches the contour of the deck as indicated
in the illustration. The end of the guide
should overlap the inside of the baffle by
15
mm.
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Locate
guide here
Match contour
SWIRL
GUIDE
A
Drill here
Locate
guide here
Match contour
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