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_i, WARNING: When servicinguseonly identical
Craftsman replacementparts. Use of any other
parts may create a hazard or cause product
damage.
SHARPENING THE CUTTER BLADE
See Figure 10.
• Allowyour hedge trimmer tocome to a stopwith
the cutterblade and guard positionedas shown in
Figure10. This will allowclearancefor the file
between cutterteeth and guard teeth.
BLADE LUBRICATION
See Figure 11.
Disconnect hedge trimmer from power supply.
Foreasier operationand longerblade life, lubricate
thehedge trimmer blade before and after each use.
Beforelubricating,be sure theswitch is in theOFF
positionand the toolis disconnectedfromthe power
supply.Apply lightmachineOilalong the edge ofthe
topstrap as shown in Figure 11.
Yourtrimmer shouldbe stopped,disconnected,and
oiledoccasionallyduringuse,
CUTLERBLADE GUARD
OILCAN
TOP BLADE
STRAP
Fig. 10
• Disconnect Hedge Trimmer from power supply.
• Clamp the blade assembly in a vise and file the
exposed cutting sudace of each blade tooth with
an 8 inch smooth round file, 1/4 in. or 7/32 in,
diameter. Be sure to retain the original angle of
tooth when filing.
• Remove the hedge trimmer from the vise, restart it,
and stop it so that the unsharpened edges of the
blade teeth are exposed.
• Disconnect the tool and repeat the sharpening
procedure as described above,
LUBRICATION
Allof the bearingsin thistool are lubricatedwitha
sufficientamountof highgrade lubricantfor thelife of
the unit undernormaloperatingconditions.Therefore,
no further lubricationis required.
Fig. 11
GENERAL
Avoidusingsolventswhen cleaning plasticparts.
Most plasticsare susceptibleto damage from various
typesof commercialsolventsand m_y be damaged
by theiruse. Use clean clothsto remove dirt,carbon
dust,etc.
_ WARNING: Do not at any time let brake fluids,
gasoline, petroleum-based products, penetrating
oils, etc. come in contact with plastic parts. They
contain chemicals that can damage, weaken, or
destroy plastic.
Only the parts shownon partslist,page 13, are
intendedto be repaired or replacedby thecustomer.
Allother parts representan importantpart of the
double insulationsystem and shouldbe serviced only
bya qualifiedSears servicetechnician.