Blade bolt tightness/Blade replacement
HBlade bolt tightness
1. Remove the cutter deck from the lawn tractor (see pages 53 and 54).
2. Turn the cutter deck upside down.
3. Clean dirt and grass from the blade and the inside of the cutter deck.
4. While wearing heavy gloves, hold the blade firmly, and use a torque
wrench
to check that the blade bolt is properly tightened.
Blade bolt torque:
6.0 kg-m (44 ft-lb)
TORQUE WRENCH
n Blade removal
1. Hold the blade firmly, and remove the blade bolt and the washer. 2. Remove the blade and blade holder.
BLADE BOLT
BLADE WASHE
BLADE
BLADE HOLDER
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