Assembly

Blade T242X

Mount the Blade.

Turn the T242X upside down so the gear case output shaft is facing UP and remove the shaft bolt, bolt guard and holder B from the gear case shaft.

1.Align the hole in blade holder A with the matching hole in the gear case flange and then temporarily lock the output shaft by inserting a hex wrench through both holes. See Figure 12.

2.Fit the blade over the flange on holder A.

3.Install blade holder B on the output shaft. See Figure 13.

CAUTION!

Install the blade so its printed surface is visible to the operator when the brushcutter is in the normal operating position.

Hex Wrench

Figure 12

Shaft Bolt

Bolt Guard

Holder B

Gear Shaft

Holder A

WARNING!

The blade must fit flat against the holder flange. The blade mounting hole must be centered over the raised boss on blade holder A.

WARNING!

Holder B must fit flush against the blade and the splines engaged to the output shaft.

4.Install the bolt guard and then the blade retaining bolt. Using the combination spark plug wrench/screwdriver, tighten the bolt firmly in a counter-clockwise direction.

5.Remove the hex wrench.

The T242X should now be completely assembled and ready for use with a blade.

Output

Blade Shaft

Blade Holder B

Hex Wrench

 

Tighten the assembly

(blade not shown for clarity)

Figure 13

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Shindaiwa T242/EVC, T242X/EVC manual Blade T242X Mount the Blade