50 hour maintenance

(more often in dusty or dirty conditions):

 

 

 

DO NOTE REMOVE

Remove and clean the cylinder cover and clean grass and dirt from the

 

BOTTOM VIEW

CONRODS

 

 

 

 

 

cylinder fins.

 

 

 

 

Gearcase Lubrication

 

 

 

 

Remove the gearcase cover, and use solvent and a soft brush to

 

 

 

remove all old grease from the gearcase. To refill, hand-pack the

Gearcase cover

 

 

gearcase with approximately 40–50 grams of high quality lithium-

 

 

 

based grease (50–70% of capacity). DO NOT OVERFILL!

 

 

 

Remove and Replace Fuel Filter

 

 

 

 

■■Use a wire hook to extract the fuel fil-

 

Hex

 

 

ter from inside the fuel tank. Inspect

 

screws

 

 

 

 

 

 

the fuel filter element. If it shows

■■Before reinstalling the filter, inspect

 

 

signs of contamination from debris,

 

Hooked

replace it with a genuine Shindaiwa

the fuel line. If you discover damage

 

 

wire

replacement fuel filter element.

or deterioration, the unit should be

 

 

 

removed from service unitl it can be

 

 

CAUTION!

inspected by a Shindaiwa-trained ser-

 

 

vice technician.

 

 

 

Make sure you do not pierce the fuel line with the end of the hooked wire. The line is delicate and can be damaged easily.

Fuel filter

Throttle free play adjustment

If the unit does not return to idle speed or doesen’t reach full rpm, the throttle trigger free play may need to be adjusted as follows:

1.Measure free play at the end of the throttle trigger. Throttle trigger free play should be approximately 5-7 mm (0.2-0.275”).

2.If adjustment is necessary, remove the air cleaner cover by loosening the thumbscrew. Loosen the cable adjuster lock nut and turn the cable adjustment fitting in or out until throt- tle lever free play is approximately 5-7 mm (0.2-0.275”).

3.Replace the air cleaner cover, and tighten the cover retaining screws securely.

Throttle cable

5-7 mm (0.2- 0.275”)

Locknut

Cable adjustor

Throttle lever free play

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