Shindaiwa Articulated Hedge AHS242 - Manual (Page 19)

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Lubricate cutter assembly and gearcase
Gearcase
grease fitting
B
CAUTION!
Do not remove the D-shaped shim
washer from the gearcase clamp!
The shim washer prevents damage
from overtightening the tube clamp
bolt.
3. Slide the gearcase out of the tube.
Using a grease gun, pump lithium-
base grease (about 10 grams)
into the grease fitting (B) on the
gearcase until you see old grease
being purged from the gearcase.
Purged grease will be visible in the
outer tube cavity.
4. Clean up excess grease, then reassemble the
gearcase onto the outer tube. Make sure the index
bolt fits into the hole on the outer tube. Securely
tighten both bolts.
Maintenance (continued)
135 Hour Maintenance
WARNING!
Never operate the unit with
a damaged or missing muffler or
spark arrester! Operating with a
missing or damaged spark arrester
is a fire hazard and could also dam-
age your hearing.
Engine Cover
Screws
Muffler Cover
Engine Cover
Muffler
Cover
Screw
Spark arrester
screen
Spark arrester
cover
Outlet
Muffler
gasket
Muffler
Gasket
Muffler
screws
Muffler and spark arrester maintenance
If the engine becomes sluggish and
low on power, check and clean the
spark arrester screen.
5. With a 4 mm hex wrench remove the
three muffler bolts and the muffler.
6. Inspect the cylinder exhaust port for
any carbon buildup.
7. Gently tap the muffler on a wood
surface to dislodge any loose car-
bon.
8. Reassemble the spark arrester, muf-
fler and engine cover in the reverse
order of disassembly.
1. Remove the spark plug boot.
2. With a 3 mm hex wrench remove the
one muffler cover screw, three en-
gine cover screws, the engine cover
and muffler cover.
3. With a cross-head screwdriver
remove the five screws holding the
spark arrester screen and cover to
the muffler.
4. Remove the screen and clean it with
a stiff bristle brush.
Screws