Operator's Manual

Maintenance
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3. If end play exists, proceeded as follows:
A. Loosen set screw securing bearing adjusting
nut to bearing housing located on the left
side of the cutting unit (Fig. 23).
B. Using a spanner wrench, slowly tighten the
reel bearing adjustment nut until no end
play of the reel exists. If adjusting nut does
not eliminate reel end play, replace reel
bearings.
Note: Reel bearings do not require pre–load.
Over tightening reel bearing adjuster
nut will damage reel bearings.
C. Retighten set screw securing bearing
adjusting nut to bearing housing.
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2
Figure 23
1. Set screw 2. Bearing adjusting nut
SPA (Single Point Adjustment)
Spring Adjustment
If single point adjustment assembly (Fig. 24) is
removed for servicing, make sure spring is
compressed to a length of 1.25” (32 mm). This
adjustment is attained by tightening nut on SPA knob
shaft.
Note: SPA assembly has left-handed threads.
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2
1.25”
(32mm)
Figure 24
1. Single point adjust
assembly
2. Adjusting nut