Use and Care Manual
LubricatingtheHexShaft
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Lubricatethehexshaft.
Lightlylubricatethehexshaftyearlywithautomotiveengine
oil(Figure45).
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Figure45
1.Hexshaft
3.Rubberwheel
2.Steelfrictionpulley
Important:Donotgetoilontherubberwheelorthe
steelfrictionpulleybecausethetractiondrivewillslip
(Figure45).
1.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.
2.Tipthemachineforwardontoitsaugerhousingand
blockitsothatitcannotfall.
3.Removethebackcover(Figure46).
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Figure46
1.Screws
4.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPositionR2.
5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoilandlightly
lubricatehexshaft.
6.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPosition6.
7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.
8.Movethespeedselectorleverforwardandrearward
afewtimes.
9.Installthebackcoverandreturnthemachinetothe
operatingposition.
ReplacingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Replacethesparkplug.
UseaChampionQC12YCorequivalentsparkplug.
Note:Toaccessthesparkplug,youmustrstremovethe
uppersnowhood(Figure47).
Figure47
1.Chokeknob
3.Ignitionkey
2.Uppersnowhood
4.Screw(2)
1.Removethechokeknobandtheignitionkey(Figure
47).
2.Removethe2screwsthatsecuretheuppersnowhood
tothemachine(Figure47).
3.Slowlyremovetheuppersnowhood,ensuringthat
theprimerbulbhoseandtheignitionwireremain
connected.
4.Removethebracketthumbscrewandthebracket
(Figure48).
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