you. Be sure to wear gloves while work-
ing with blades.
• If your unit has a plastic cover over the
threads
on the shaft, remove the cov-
ering to expose the threads.
• Place the metal shield under the gear-
box, and align the screw holes.
Shield
• Insert the 4 mounting screws
through
the bottom
of the shield. Thread
them
into the gearbox.
Tighten
evenly
and
securely
with one of the hex wrenches
provided.
ASSEMBLY
OF THE METAL
BLADE
_(_ WARNING:
Do not use any blades,
or fastening
hardware
other than the
washers and nuts illustrated in the follow-
ing illustrations. These parts must be pro-
vided by Sears, and installed as shown
below. Failure to use proper parts can
cause the blade to fly off and seriously hurt
you or others.
NOTE:
The
dust cup
and retaining
washer are located on the gearbox and
not in the parts bag.
• Remove the retainer washer from the
gearbox, and leave the dust cup on
the gearbox. Note: It may be neces-
sary to remove a plastic protective
covering from the threaded shaft be-
fore removing the retaining washer.
Retaining
Dust Cup _l
Washer
• Install
the
blade
over
the threaded
shaft extending
from the gearbox
be-
tween
the dust cup and the retaining
washer.
Make sure the raised
part of
the
retaining
washer
is facing
the
gearbox,
and the raised area fits into
the hole in the center of the blade.
• Slide the blade and retaining
washer
onto the shaft of the gearbox.
• Now place the cupped washer
onto
the shaft. Make sure the cupped side
of the washer is toward the blade.
• Install the blade nut by tightening onto
the shaft counterclockwise.
Shield/_'
_
Dust Cup/" _=_"_-
Threaded Shaft
Retaining
_
Washer--__
Blade
Cupped ---__
Washer
_1._
_
Nut
A(_ WARNING:
Do not use any blades,
or fastening hardware other than the
washers and nuts illustrated. These parts
must be provided by Sears, and installed
as shown below. Failure to use proper
parts can cause the blade to fly off and se-
riously hurt you or others.
NOTE: Make sure all parts are in place
as illustrated,
and the blade is sand-
wiched between the dust cup and the re-
taining
washer.
There should
be no
space between the blade and the dust
cup or the retaining washer.
• Align hole in dust cup with hole in side
of gearbox by rotating the blade.
• Insert a small screwdriver into aligned
holes. This will keep the shaft from
turning while tightening the blade nut.
Scre@_
• _ghten
blade nut firmly with a wrench
while
holding
screwdriver
in position.
• Remove
the screwdriver.
• Turn blade by hand. If the blade binds
against
the shield,
or appears
to be
uneven, the blade is not centered,
and
you must reinstall.
NOTE:
To remove
blade,
insert
screw-
driver
into aligned
holes.
Un-thread
the
nut and remove
parts. Be sure to store
parts and instructions
for future
use.
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