Assembly

Driveshaft/Powerhead All Models

Connect the Outer Tube to the Powerhead.

1.Place the powerhead on a clean, flat sur- face, spark plug facing up. See Figure 6.

2. Use the

 

Tube Clamp

4 mm hex

 

wrench to

 

loosen the

 

tube clamp

Hex

screw.

3. Add some

Wrench

 

moly-type

Figure 5

EP grease to

 

 

the splines

 

on the end of the mainshaft.

4. Slide the outer tube into the tube clamp until the tube bottoms. If installation is difficult, rotate the outer tube or main- shaft slightly until you feel the mainshaft

Clamp must fit next to line

T230

Spark Plug

on outer-tube decal

 

 

Main

 

 

Shaft

Decal

Clamp

 

 

 

C230 Brushcutter Figure 6A

Ignition

Switch

ClampTube

ScrewClamp

 

Grip

 

Outer Tube

 

Throttle

Figure 6

Trigger

 

splines engage with the powerhead.

5. Position the outer tube so that the igni- tion switch is facing up and the throttle trigger is down.

T230 Slide the outer tube into the powerhead until the throttle grip just contacts the tube clamp.

C230 Slide the outer tube into the powerhead until the installation decal aligns with the tube clamp. See Figure 6A.

6. Tighten the clamp screw firmly.

CAUTION!

Do not force the shaft tube into the powerhead! Excessive force can dam­ age the shaft tube and mainshaft.

Assembly

Handle

T230 - Connect the Handle to the Outer Tube.

1.Position the handle on the outer tube forward of Handle Positioning Label as shown in Figure 7.

2.Install the mounting bracket with the socket head cap screws. Tighten the screws finger-tight ONLY at this time.

3.Locate the handle in the best position for operator comfort (usually about 10 inches ahead of the throttle housing).

4.Secure the handle by alternately tighten- ing the four socket-head screws in a diagonal or “crisscross” fashion.

T230X - Connect the Handle to the Outer Tube.

1.Position the handle on the outer tube forward of Handle Positioning Label as shown in Figure 8.

2.Install the barrier bar with the socket head cap screws and nuts. Tighten the screws finger-tight only at this time.

3.Locate the handle in the best position for operator comfort (usually about 10 inches ahead of the throttle housing).

4.Secure the handle by alternately tighten- ing the four socket-head screws in a diagonal or “crisscross” fashion.

Socket-head

Handle

 

Caps Screws

Throttle

 

 

 

 

Assembly

Outer Tube

 

 

Handle Positioning Label

Figure 7

Mounting Bracket

 

Socket-head

Handle

 

Caps Screws

Throttle

 

 

 

 

Assembly

Outer Tube

 

 

 

 

Handle Positioning Label

 

Barrier

 

Figure 8

 

 

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Shindaiwa T230 manual Assembly Driveshaft/Powerhead All Models, Assembly Handle