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1. Place the metal shield under the gearbox,
and align t he screw holes.
Shield
Gearbox
2. Insert and thread the 4 mounting screws
through the holes of the gearbox and the
metal shield. Tighten evenly and secure-
ly with the hex wrench provided.
INSTALLATION OF THE METAL
BLADE
WARNING:
Wear protective gloves
when handl ing o r per form ing maintenance on
the bladeto avoid i njury. The bladeis sharpand
can cut you e ven when it is not m oving.
WARNING:
Donot use any blades, o r
fastening hardware o ther than the washer s and
nuts shown in t he following illustr atio n s. These
parts must be pr ovided by Poulan/Weed Eater
and installed as shown below. Failure to use
proper parts can cause the blade to fly off and
seriously hurt you or others.
NOTE:
The dustcup andretaining w asherare
located onthegearbox shaftand notin theparts
bag. All o therfastenersmentioned in t hefollow-
ing assembly steps are in the parts bag.
1. Remove the retaining washer from the
threaded shaft of the gearbox. Leave the
dust cup on the shaft.
2. Install the blade and the retaining washer
over the threaded shaft.
3. Make sure the raised part of the retaining
washer is facing the gearbox and the
raised area fits into the hole in the center
of the blade.
4. Slide the blade and retaining washer onto
the shaft o f the gearbox.
5. Place the cupped washer onto the shaft.
Make sure the cupped side of the washer
is toward the blade.
6. Install the blade nut by threading onto the
shaft counterclockwise.
Shield
Blade
Retaining
Washer
Dust Cup
Cupped
Washer
Nut
Threaded Shaft
Gearbox
NOTE:
Make sure all parts are in place as il-
lustrated, and the bladeis sandw ichedbetw een
the dust cup and the retaining w asher. There
should be no space between the blade and the
dust cup or the retaining washer.
7. Align hole in dust cup with hole in side of
gearbox by rotating the blade.
8. Insert a small screwdriver into aligned
holes. This will keep the shaft from turn-
ing while tightening the blade nut.
Screwdriver
9. TIghten bl adenut f irm lywith awr enchwhile
holding screwdriver in position.
10. Remove the screwdriver.
11. Tur n blade by hand. If the blade binds
against t heshield,or appear sto b euneven,
the blade is not centered, and you m ust r e-
install.
NOTE:
To r emove blade, i nser t screwdriver
into aligned holes. Unthr ead t he nut and r e-
move parts. Be sure to store parts and instruc-
tions for future use.