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Installing a blade – Shindaiwa 81714 User Manual

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Turn the C3410 upside down so the gear

case output shaft is facing UP and

remove the shaft bolt, bolt guard and

holder B from the gear case shaft.
1. Align the hole in blade holder A with the

matching hole in the gear case flange

and then temporarily lock the output

shaft by inserting a hex wrench

through both holes.

See Figure 1.

. Slide the safety clip off-center.

See Figure 13.

3. Fit the blade over the safety clip and

then center it over the flange on holder

A. See Figure 14.

Installing a Blade

NOTE:

When installing certain blades, it may be

necessary to temporarily remove the safety clip.

CAUTION!
Install the blade so its printed surface

is visible to the operator when the

brushcutter is in the normal operating

position.

WARNING!

The blade must fit flat against the

holder flange. The blade mounting hole

must be centered over the raised boss

on blade holder A.

WARNING!

Never operate the C3410 without the

safety clip in place!

4. Lock the blade in place by centering the

safety clip on the output shaft. See Figure 14.

IMPORTANT!

The machined recess in holder B must

completely surround the safety clip, and

both holders must be flat against the

surface of the blade.

6. Install the bolt guard and then the blade re-

taining bolt. Using the combination spark

plug wrench/screwdriver, tighten the bolt

firmly in a counter-clockwise direction.

7. Remove the hex wrench.

Slide the safety clip off-center

Slip the Saw

Blade In Place

Slide the Safety

Clip Back

Shaft Bolt

Bolt Guard

Holder B

Output Shaft

Holder A

Hex

Wrench

Figure 12

Blade

Hex Wrench

Blade Holder B

Tighten the assembly (blade

not shown for clarity)

Figure 15

Safety Clip

Safety

Clip

Output

Shaft

Figure 13

Figure 14

Output

Shaft

The C3410 should now be com-

pletely assembled and

ready for use with a blade.

5. Install blade holder B on the output shaft.

See Figure 15. The recess in the holder

must completely cover the safety clip,

and must fit tightly against the blade.