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ASSEMBLY INFORMATION -- WEED
BLADE
WEED
BLADE
NOTE: Remove the trimmer head before
Installing the weed blade. To remove the trim-
merhead, alig nholeinthedust cupwith t hehole
in the side of the gearbox by rotating the dust
cup. Insert a small screwdriver into aligned
holes. This willkeep t he shaftfrom t urningwhile
loosening the trimmer head. Remove the trim-
mer head by turning clockwise. Remove the
screwdriver . See INST ALLATION OF THE
TRIMMER HEAD for illu strations. Be sure to
store all parts and instructions for future use.
Never u se the trimmer head with the metal
blade installed.
INSTALLATION OF THE METAL
BLADE
WARNING: Wear protective gloves
when handling or performing maintenance on
the b ladeto avoid i njury. The b lade i s sharpand
can cut you e ven when it is not moving.
WARNING: Do not use any blades, or
fastening hardware other than the washers and
nuts shown in the following illustrations. These
parts must be provided by McCulloch and
installed as shown below. Failure to use proper
parts can cause t heblade t oflyoff andseriously
hurt you or others.
NOTE: Thedust cupis locatedonthe gear box
shaft and not in the parts bag. All other fasten-
ers mentioned in the following assembly steps
are in the parts bag.
1. Install the blade and the retaining washer
over the threaded shaft.
2. Make sure the raised part of the retaining
washer i sfacing th egearbox a ndthe raised
area fits into the hole in the center of the
blade.
3. Slide the blade and retaining washer onto
the shaft o f the gearbox.
4. Place the cupped washer onto the shaft.
Make surethe cuppedsideof the washer
is toward the blade.
5. Install t heblade nutby threading ontothe
shaft counterclockwise.
Shield
Blade
Retaining washer
Cupped washer
Nut
Threaded
shaft
Wrench
Dust cup
Gearbox
NOTE: Make sure all parts are in place as il-
lustrated, and t he bladeis sandwiched bet ween
the dust cup and the retaining washer . There
should be no space between the blade and the
dust cup or the retaining washer.
6. Align hole in dust cup with hole in side of
gearbox by rotating the blade.
7. Insert a small screwdriver into aligned
holes.Thiswillkeeptheshaftfromturning
while tightening the blade nut.
8. Tighten blade nu t firmly with a w rench w hile
holdin g screwdriver in p osition.
9. Remove the screwdriver.
10. Turn blade by hand. If the blade binds
against t heshield, o rappears to beuneven,
the blade is not centered, andyou must re-
install.
NOTE: To remove blade, insert screwdriver
into al igned hol es. Unthread t henut andremove
parts. Be sure t ostoreparts andinstructions for
future use.
ATTACHING THE TRANSPORT
GUARD
NOTE:
Thetransport g u ardmust alw aysbe
attachedtothebladewhenthemachineisbe-
ing transported or in storage.
1. Remove ends of wire retainer from the
clips on the transport guard.
2. Lift wire retainer and position blade in
transport guard.
3. Place wire retainer over blade and insert
both ends ofwire retainer back into clips.
Wire retainer
Transport
guard
Clip