MBW F36/4, Operator'S Safety And Service Manual

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#05700).  The oil should be to the bottom of the fill
hole when sitting level.

Lifting

The trowel should be lifted by the lifting bracket attached to
the engine.  As an alternative, it may be lifted by two people
on opposite sides of the guard ring.

Storage

The trowel should be stored with blocks supporting the outer
guard ring.  Refer to the engine owner’s manual for
information regarding storage of the engine.

Changing Trowel Blades

WARNING

Trowel blade edges may be sharp when they are
worn.  Wear protective gloves when handling the
blades.

1.

Set the trowel on a level surface.

2.

Remove the bolts securing the blade to the tilt arm.

3.

Lift up on the ring guard and slide the blade out from
under the tilt arm.

4.

Slide the new blade under the tilt arm.

5.

Reinstall the bolts and tighten.

6.

Check that the carriage bolts are set properly.  If they
require adjustment refer to the “Setting Tilt Arm
Carriage Bolt Height” section.

Setting Tilt Arm Carriage Bolt Height

1.

Remove 

ALL 

the tilt arms from the spider.

2.

Remove the blades from all the arms.  Wear
protective gloves when removing the blades, the
edges may be sharp

3.

Inspect the bottom side of the arms (blade mounting
surface).  Remove any nicks, cement, etc...  

THIS

SURFACE MUST BE FLAT

4.

Loosen the jam nut and run the carriage bolt in as far
as possible.

5.

Mount the arm to gage #07277 as shown in figure 4.

6.

Place a .030 feeler gage between the carriage bolt
and the underside of the gage arm, and run the
carriage bolt up to just contacting the feeler gage.
There should be a slight drag felt when the feeler
gage is moved between the two surfaces.

7.

Place a 3/8” open end wrench on the square shoulder
of the carriage bolt and tighten the jam nut.  

DO NOT

allow the carriage bolt to turn.

8.

Recheck clearance with feeler gage and readjust if
necessary.

9.

Repeat items 5 through 8 for 

ALL 

remaining tilt arms.

10. Lubricate the tilt arm prior to fitting it in spider.

Figure 4