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theoperator. The length of the shield mus t be
alignedw ith the length of the shaft.
1. Place the metal shield under the gearbox,
and alignthe s crew holes.
Shield
Gearbox
2. Insert and thread the 4 mounting screws
throughthe holes of the gearbox and the
metalshield. Tightenevenly and secure-
ly with the hex wrench provided.
INSTALLATIONOF THE METAL
BLADE
WARNING: Wear protec tive gloves
when handling or performing maintenance on
theblade to avo id injury. The blade is sharp and
can cut you even when it is not moving.
WARNING: Do not us e any blades,
orfastening hardware other than the washers
and nuts shown in the following illustrations.
These parts must be provided by Poulan/
WEEDEATER and installed as shown below.
Failure to use proper parts can cause t he blade
to fly off and seriously hurt you or others .
NOTE: Thedust c up and retaining washer are
locatedon the g earbox shaft and not in the parts
bag. All other fas teners mentioned in the follow-
ing assembly steps are in the parts bag.
1. Remove the retaining washer from the
threadedshaft of the gearbox . Leav ethe
dust cup on the shaft.
2. Installthe blade and the retaining washer
over the threaded shaft.
3. Makesure the r aised part of the retaining
washer is facing the gearbox and the
raised area fits into the hole in the center
of the blade.
4. Slide the blade and retaining washer onto
the shaft of the gearbox.
5. Placet he cupped washer onto the shaft.
Makesure the c upped side of the washer
is toward the blade.
6. Installthe blade nut by threading onto the
shaft counterclockwise.
Shield
Blade
Retaining
Washer
DustCup
Cupped
Washer
Nut
Threaded Shaft
Gearbox
NOTE: Make sure all parts are in place as il-
lustrated, and the blade is sandwiched bet ween
the dust cup and the retaining washer. There
should be no space between the blade and the
dust cup or the retaining washer.
7. Alignhole in dust c up with hole in side of
gearbox by rotating theblade.
8. Insert a small screwdriver into aligned
holes. This w ill keep the shaft from turn-
ingw hile tightening the blade nut.
Screwdriver
9. TIghten blade nut firmly with a wrench while
holding screwdriver in position.
10. Remove the scr ewdriver.
11. Turn blade by hand. If the blade binds
againstthe shield, or appears to be uneven,
theblade is not c entered, and you must re-
install.
NOTE: To remove blade, insert screwdriver
into aligned holes. Unthread the nut and re-
move parts. B e sure to store parts and i nstruc-
tions for future use.