Shindaiwa X7502235300, PB270 Assembly, Prior to assembly, Connect the Outer Tube to the Powerhead

Assembly

Prior to assembly

Before assembling, make sure you have all the components required for a complete unit:

■■Engine assembly ■■Outer tube assembly ■■Drum kit with gearcase

■■Kit containing operator’s handle, hardware, owner/operator's manual, tool kit for routine maintenance. Tool kits vary by model and may inclue a hex wrench, spanner, and a combina- tion spark plug wrench/screwdriver.

■■Carefully inspect all components for damage before assembling.

WARNING!

Do not make unauthorized modifications or alterations to your pruner or its components.

Connect the Outer Tube to the Powerhead

1.	Place the powerhead on a clean, flat
	surface, spark plug facing up.
2.	Use the 4mm hex wrench to loosen
	the index screw and tube clamp

5.	Position the outer tube so that the
	ignition switch is facing up and the
	throttle trigger is down.
6.	Slide the outer tube into the power-

Loosen the index screw and tube clamp screw

Tube Clamp

screw. Verify that the D-shaped shim

head until the throttle grip just con-

Hex

Screw

washer is positioned as shown

CAUTION!

Do not remove the D-shaped shim washer! The shim washer prevents damage from overtightening the tube clamp screw.

3.Add some moly-type 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 instal- lation is difficult, rotate the outer tube or mainshaft slightly until you feel the mainshaft splines engage with the powerhead.

tacts the tube clamp.

CAUTION!

Do not force the shaft tube into the powerhead! Excessive force can damage the shaft tube and

7. Tighten the clamp screw firmly.

Wrench

Shim Washer

		Insert outer tube into			Tube
		powerhead			Clamp
					Main
	Index				Shaft
Screw					Installation
					Decal
		Clamp	Shim
		Screw		Outer
			Washer
				Tube

Throttle Cable and Ignition Leads

1.Unscrew the two throttle lever cover screws, and then separate the throt- tle control halves as shown.

2.Working from the powerhead, push the throttle cable through the pas- sageway in the base of the shaft tube grip.

3.Insert the throttle cable end into the molded receptacle in the throttle lever, and then lay the cable wire in the molded slot in the throttle body.

4.In the reverse order of removal, reas- semble the throttle body and cover on the shaft tube.

Cover	Cover
screw

	Nut
	Throttle
Unscrew and	cable
separate the
throttle control	Throttle
halves	assembly

Insert the throttle cable end into the molded receptacle

Throttle cable

Molded

receptacle

Connect ignition leads Ground lead (black wire)

5. Plug the red ignition lead from the	CAUTION!
shaft tube into the red lead from	Overtightening the throttle assembly
the powerhead, and then connect
	screws can permanently damage
the black grounding wire to the
	the plastic throttle components!
powerhead.

6

Nylon tube

Ignition lead (red

wire)