1. Right stabilizer
2. Deck strut (right side shown)
3. Remove the rear deck lift attachment shoulder bolt and nut.
4. Remove the front deck lift attachment shoulder bolt and nut.
9. Raise the deck struts and secure them in the up
position. Slide the deck out to the right side of the
machine.
Replacing the Grass Deflector
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
lawn mower to throw objects in the operator's or
bystander's direction and result in serious injury.
Also, contact with the blade could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you install a
cover plate, a mulch plate, grass deflector or bagger.
1. Remove the locknut, bolt, spring and spacer holding the
deflector to the pivot brackets
damaged or worn grass deflector.
Figure 99
(Figure
100). Remove
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1. Bolt
2. Spacer
3. Locknut
4. Spring
2. Place the spacer and spring onto the grass deflector.
Place one J-end of the spring behind the deck edge.
Note: Make sure that one J-end of the spring is
installed behind the deck edge before installing the bolt
as shown in
Figure
3. Install the bolt and the nut. Place one J-hook end of
the spring around the grass deflector
Important: The grass deflector must be able
to rotate. Lift the deflector up to the full open
position and ensure that it rotates into the full
down position.
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Figure 100
5. Spring installed
6. Grass deflector
7. J-hook end of spring
100.
(Figure
5
100).