Lubrication
Lubricating the Blade Arms
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Grease Type: General-purpose grease.
1. Clean around each grease fitting with a rag and lift the
plastic cap off each grease fitting.
2. Pump several shots of grease into each fitting until it
starts to ooze out of the bearing (Figure 14 and Figure
15).
Important: Pump grease in slowly and carefully
to prevent damage to the bearing seals.
Figure 14
Figure 15
3. Wipe up any excess grease.
Engine Maintenance
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Inspect the air
Important: Do not operate the engine without the air
filter assembly; extreme engine damage will occur.
1. Set the Dyna-Clutch lever to the Stop position, stop
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Remove the nut that secures the air cleaner cover
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cleaner elements.
Every 50 hours—Clean the air filter elements. Clean
them more frequently in dusty operating conditions.
Every 300 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)—Replace the paper air cleaner element. Replace
it more frequently in dusty operating conditions.
the engine, and wait for all moving parts to stop.
(Figure 16 Box A).
Figure 16
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