Craftsman 358.798270-32ce Important Manual page 7

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THROTTLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the rear screw from the trigger hous-
ing. Figure 4.
b. Slide the trigger housing onto the right side of
the handlebar. Align screw holes in the trigger
housing with the screw hole in the handlebar.
c. Reinstall the rear screwin the trigger housing.
Tighten securely.
Make sure the engine switch is located on
the top side of the handle.
d. Secure the loosewire assemblyin the groove in
the shaft pad.
Screw Wire Assembly
Hole In Shaft Pad
Figure 4
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4. TRIMMER HEAD & PLASTIC SHIELD
[ _ A WARNING
,_tv_e to install the shield in the position shown
_in Figure 5 can result in serious injury to the op-
[era tor, The length of the shield must be ali_rned
[with the length of the tube. Direct the widest
]part of the shield toward the engine,
a: Remove and discard the packing cover from
the arbor shaft ffso equipped,
The, line limiter (on the underside
ld) m sharp and can cut you.
b3 Place the shield under the gear box and insert
four screws "B." through the gear box into the
= shield. Figure 5.
c, Tighten screws "B." evenlyandsecurelywith a
standard screwdriver.
O__0___-:_, Althou h ascrowdrivers!otmpromdedm
go . •
screws "B.', It Is easier to mstall the screws
with a wrench or socket.
d. Install grass washer "H." over the arbor shaft.
Make sure grass washer "H," is against and
___ved over the dust cup, Figure 5.
e. b2art threading the trimmer head onto the ar-
bor shai_ as shown in Figure 5.
f. Align the hole in the dust cup with the hole in
the center front of the gear box by turning the
trimmer head.
g. Insert the large hex wrench (provided) into the
aligned holes to keep the arbor shaft from
turning. Figure 5 (inset).
5, METAL SHIELD AND BLADE
A DANOER
The metal shield must be properly installed on
the tool any_m, e the tool _s used with the blade.
The forward tip on the metal shield helps to re.
duce the occurrence of blade thrust which can
cause serious injury such as amputation to the
operator or bystanders.
A pAN E .... !
Failure to _astall the shield in the position I
shown in Figures 6 and 7 can result in serious [
injury to the operator. The length of the shield[
must be aligned with thelength of the tube. Di- [
reef widest pa.-_ of the shleldtow ,ard the engine.[
Gear Box
Widest Part
of Shield
Toward
Dust Cup
Arbor Shaft
Line
Trimmer
_Direction
to Install
Figure 5
h. Tighten the trimmer head counterclockwise
against grass washer "H." and the dust cup
while holding the large hex wrench. See Fig-
ure 5 (inset). - . --
i. Remove the hex wrench.
NOTE: To remove the trimmer head, insert
the hex wrench into the aligned holes in the dust
cup and gear box. Unthread the trimmer head. Be
sure to store the grass washer, plastic shield, 4
shield screws, and hardware with the trimmer
head for future use.
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NOTE: Ifyour unit is equipped as aline trimmer, re-
move the trimmer head, grass washer, and plastic
shield before instalh'ngthe metalshield and blade: ....
Store parts for future use.
a. Remove and discard the packing cover from
the arbor shaft, ff so equipped.
b. Remove the dust cup. Save for later use.
e. Position the retention plate on the underside
of the metal shield and align screw holes. Make
sure the flat side of the plate is against the met-
alshield. F igure6.
d. Hold theretention p late inposition and place
the metal shield under the gear box. Align
screwholes.Figure6.
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