Operator's Manual

ReplacingtheGrass
Deector
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspect
thegrassdeectorfordamage.
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallow
thelawnmowertothrowobjectsatyouor
bystandersandresultinseriousinjury.Also,
contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerunlessyou
installamulchplate,dischargedeector,or
grasscollectionsystem.
Inspectthegrassdeectorfordamagebeforeeach
use.Replaceanydamagedpartsbeforeuse.
1.Disengagethespringfromthenotchinthe
deectorbracketandslidetherodoutofthe
weldeddeckbrackets,spring,anddischarge
deector(Figure67).
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Figure67
1.Rod4.Deckbrackets
2.Deector5.Springinstalledoverthe
rod
3.Spring
2.Removethedamagedorworndischarge
deector.
3.Positionthenewdischargedeectorwiththe
bracketendsbetweentheweldedbracketson
thedeckasshowninFigure68.
4.Installthespringontothestraightendoftherod.
5.Positionthespringontherodasshowninso
theshorterspringendiscomingfromunderthe
rodbeforethebendandgoingovertherodasit
returnsfromthebend.
6.Lifttheloopendofthespringandplaceitinto
thenotchonthedeectorbracket(Figure68).
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Figure68
1.Rodandspringassembly
installed
3.Rod(shortend)moved
behindmowerbracket
2.Loopendofthespring
installedintothenotchin
thedeectorbracket
4.Shortend,retainedby
mowerbracket.
7.Securetherodandspringassemblybytwisting
itsotheshortendoftherodisplacedbehind
thefrontbracketweldedtothedeck(Figure68).
Important:Thegrassdeectormustbe
springloadedinthedownposition.Liftthe
deectoruptotestthatitsnapstothefull
downposition.
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