6
INSTALLATIONOF THE METAL
BLADE
WARNING: Wear protective gloves
when handling or performing maintenance on
theblade to avoid inj ury. The blade is sharp and
can cut you even when it is not moving.
WARNING: Donot use any blades, or
fastening hardwareother than the washers and
nuts shown in the following illustrations.These
parts must be provided by Poulan/Weed Eater
and installed as shown below. Failure to use
proper parts can cause the blade to fly off and
seriously hurt you or others.
NOTE: Thedust cup and retaining washer are
locatedon the gearbox shaft and not in the parts
bag. All other fasteners mentioned in the foll ow-
ing assembly steps are in the parts bag.
1. Remove the retaining washer from the
threaded shaft of the gearbox. Leave the
dust cup on the shaft.
2. Install the blade and the retaining washer
over the threaded shaft.
3. Make sure the raised 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. Place the cupped washer onto the shaft.
Makesure the cupped sideof the washer
is toward the blade.
6. Install the blade nut by threading onto the
shaft counterclockwise.
Shield
Blade
Retaining
Washer
Dust Cup
Cupped
Washer
Nut
Threaded Shaft
Gearbox
NOTE: Make sure all parts are inpl ace asil -
lustrated, and the blade is sandwiched between
the dust cup and the retaining washer. There
should be no space between the blade and the
dust cup or the retaining washer.
7. Push in locking lever and hold.
8. Rotate blade nut until the locking lever
falls into one of the grooves in the dust
cup.
Locking Lever
9. Continue to hold in locking lever. Thiswill
keept he shaft from turning while tightening
the blade nut.
10. Tighten blade nutfirmly witha wrench.
11. Release locking lever.
12. Turn blade by hand. If the blade binds
againstthe shield, or appears to be uneven,
the blade is not centered, and you must re-
install.