Operator's Manual

Figure 32
4. R emo v e the blade , sa ving all mounting hardw are ( Figure
32 ).
5. Install the new blade and all mounting hardw are ( Figure
33 ).
Figure 33
Important: P osition the cur v ed ends of the blade
to point to w ard the mo w er housing .
6. Use a torque wr ench to tighten the blade bolt to
60 ft-lb (82 N ⋅ m).
Important: A bolt torqued to 60 ft-lb (82 N ⋅ m)
is v er y tight. W hile holding the blade with a block
of w ood, put y our w eight behind the ratchet or
wr ench and tighten the bolt secur el y . T his bolt is
v er y dif ficult to o v er tighten.
Adjusting the Self-propel Drive
Cable
W henev er y ou install a new self-propel cable or if the
self-propel dri v e is out of adjustment, adjust the self-propel
dri v e cable .
1. Loosen the cable suppor t n ut ( Figure 34 ).
Figure 34
2. Pull do wn the cable jac k et (to w ard the mo w er) until
there is no slac k in the cable ( Figure 35 ).
Figure 35
3. Tighten the n ut on the cable suppor t.
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