Craftsman 358.798270-32ce Important Manual

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3_ THROTTLE HANDLE ASSEMBLYa. Remove the rear screw from the trigger hous-ing. Figure 4.b. Slide the trigger housing onto the right side ofthe handlebar. Align screw holes in the triggerhousing with the screw hole in the handlebar.c. Reinstall the rear screwin the trigger housing.Tighten securely.Make sure the engine switch is located onthe top side of the handle.d. Secure the loosewire assemblyin the groove inthe shaft pad.Screw Wire AssemblyHole In Shaft PadFigure 4.............. i IIHI II I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII4. 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 fromthe arbor shaft ffso equipped,The, line limiter (on the undersideld) m sharp and can cut you.b3 Place the shield under the gear box and insertfour screws "B." through the gear box into the= shield. Figure 5.c, Tighten screws "B." evenlyandsecurelywith astandard screwdriver.O__0___-:_,Althou h ascrowdrivers!otmpromdedmgo . •screws "B.', It Is easier to mstall the screwswith 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 inthe center front of the gear box by turning thetrimmer head.g. Insert the large hex wrench (provided) into thealigned holes to keep the arbor shaft fromturning. Figure 5 (inset).5, METAL SHIELD AND BLADEA DANOERThe metal shield must be properly installed onthe 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 cancause serious injury such as amputation to theoperator or bystanders.A pAN E ....!Failure to _astall the shield in the position Ishown 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 ,ardthe engine.[Gear BoxWidest Partof ShieldToward Dust CupArbor ShaftLineTrimmer_Directionto InstallFigure 5h. Tighten the trimmer head counterclockwiseagainst grass washer "H." and the dust cupwhile holding the large hex wrench. See Fig-ure 5 (inset). - . --i. Remove the hex wrench.NOTE: To remove the trimmer head, insertthe hex wrench into the aligned holes in the dustcup and gear box. Unthread the trimmer head. Besure to store the grass washer, plastic shield, 4shield screws, and hardware with the trimmerhead for future use.iii ii ,,,,,,,,m i i ,,li!,mu,llli i IHIIlllNOTE: Ifyour unit is equipped as aline trimmer, re-move the trimmer head, grass washer, and plasticshield before instalh'ngthe metalshield and blade: ....Store parts for future use.a. Remove and discard the packing cover fromthe arbor shaft, ff so equipped.b. Remove the dust cup. Save for later use.e. Position the retention plate on the undersideof the metal shield and align screw holes. Makesure the flat side of the plate is against the met-alshield.Figure6.d. Hold theretentionplateinpositionand placethe metal shieldunder the gear box. Alignscrewholes.Figure6.-7-