DEALER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
9
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
B.
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.
10
Remove the swirl guide and drill a
3/8
hole
in the deck at the location you marked.
11
Deburr the hole and install Swirl Guide B
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.
finger
-
tight
8
mm nut and bolt through the
bracket into the hole shown. This hole is one
position away from the hole in the front point
of the deck on the 42” model and
two
hole
positions away on the 46”.
13
Place Swirl Guide
C
into position with the
hook around the Swirl Rod. Place the
Discharge Plate over the discharge opening
(and around the front tab on 46” decks) and
bolt it to Swirl Guide C. On 42’ decks use
the
10 x
60 mm bolt through the front hole of
the plate and use the Guide Spacer.
On
46”
decks use only the
10 x
15
mm bolt through
the rear hole
of
the plate. The guide should
match the contour
of
the deck and the end of
the guide should overlap the point of the
baffle by about
38
mm
(1.5
in.).
14
Push the rear of the Swirl Rod away from the
discharge opening to hold the Discharge
Plate tightly against the opening. Hold the
Swirl Rod

in

this position.
15
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
C.
Adjust
the position of the swirl guide and Swirl Rod
accordingly, but make sure the Discharge
Plate remains tightly against the discharge
opening. Use the hole in the Swirl Rod as a
guide to mark the location of the drilled hole.
16
Remove the Swirl Guide Discharge Plate
and Swirl Rod, and drill a 3/8” hole in the
deck at the location you marked.
12
Temporarily locate the Swirl Rod with a
Rod location
SWIRL
ROD
Hook
over rod
10
mm
Flange
bolt
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