MAINTENANCE
Blade Installation
1. Clean dirt and grass from around the blade mounting area.
2. Align the two holes in the blade spacer with the two raised bosses
in the blade holder assembly (see page 52).
3. Hold the blade spacer up against the blade holder assembly and
install the blades using the two blade bolts and special washers as
shown.
The blade lift edge must be toward the engine.
Be sure to install the special washers with the concave side toward
the blades and the convex side (marked OUT) toward the bolt
heads.
The blade bolts are specially designed for this application. When
replacing bolts, use only genuine Honda replacement bolts.
4. Tighten the blade bolts with a torque wrench. Use a wooden block
to prevent the blades from turning when tightening the bolts.
Blade bolt torque: 36 - 43 ft-lb (49 - 59 Nom, 5.0 - 6.0 kg-m)
If you do not have a torque wrench, have an authorized Honda
servicing dealer tighten the blade bolts before you use the mower.
If the blade bolts are overtightened, they could break. If the blade
bolts are not tightened enough, they could loosen or come out. In
either case, it would be possible for the blade to fly off while you
are operating the mower.
,ezsE SPACER
SbEClAL
WASHER (2)
“OUT”
TORQUE WRENCH BLADES
BLADE LIFT EDGE
TOWARD ENGINE
BLADE BOLTS (2)
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