Shindaiwa T230 manual Assembly, Driveshaft/Powerhead All Models, Handle, C230 Brushcutter A

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