Replacing the Grass Deflector
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily—Inspect the grass
deflector for damage.
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 machine without the grass deflector,
the discharge cover, or the grass-collection system
in place.
Never operate the machine without the grass
deflector, the discharge cover, or the grass-collection
system in place.
1.
Locate items shown in
.
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Figure 57
1.
Mower deck
5.
Spring
2.
Grass deflector
6.
Nut (3/8 inch)
3.
Grass-deflector bracket
7.
Short standoff
4.
Rod
2.
Remove the nut (3/8 inch) from the rod under the
mower (
3.
Slide the rod out of the short stand-off, spring, and
grass deflector (
).
4.
Remove the damaged or worn grass deflector.
5.
Replace the grass deflector (
).
6.
Slide the rod, straight end, through the rear grass
deflector bracket.
7.
Place the spring on the rod, with end wires down, and
between the grass deflector brackets. Slide rod through
second grass deflector bracket (
).
8.
Insert rod at front of grass deflector into short standoff
on deck.
9.
Secure rear end of rod into the mower with a nut (3/8
inch) as shown in
.
Important:
The grass deflector must be spring
loaded in the down position. Lift the deflector up
to test that it snaps to the full down position.
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