Ryobi RY30542 - Manual (Page 12)

12
ATTACHING THE GRASS DEFLECTOR
WARNING:
The line cutting blade on the grass deflector is sharp.
Avoid contact with the blade. Failure to avoid contact
can result in serious personal injury.
TO ATTACH THE CURVED SHAFT GRASS
DEFLECTOR - CS30
See Figure 6.

Remove hex screw, flat washer, lock washer, and wing
nut from grass deflector.
 Press the grass deflector onto the bottom of the curved
shaft as shown.
 Insert the hex screw through the grass deflector and the
bracket on the curved shaft.
 Place the flat washer and lock washer on the hex head
cap screw.
 Place the wing nut on the hex head cap screw and tighten
securely.
TO ATTACH THE STRAIGHT SHAFT GRASS
DEFLECTOR - SS30
See Figure 7.

Remove the wing screw from the grass deflector.
 Insert the tab on the mounting bracket in the slot on the
grass deflector.
 Align the screw hole in the mounting bracket with the
screw hole in the grass deflector.
 Insert the wing screw through the mounting bracket and
into the grass deflector.
 Tighten the screw securely.
ATTACHING THE BRUSHCUTTER GUARD -
BC30
See Figure 8.
The guard is shipped installed on these brushcutter
models. Instructions have been included for reference when
changing from string trimmer operation back to brushcutter
operation.

With the string head removed, place the brushcutter guard
on the gear head as shown.
 Install the three hex head screws from bottom through
the guard and into the gear head.
 Tighten the screws securely and torque to 40-50 in.lb.
minimum.
ASSEMBLY
GRASS
DEFLECTOR
BRACKET
HEX
SCREW
WING NUT
Fig. 6
FLAT
WASHER
LOCK
WASHER
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
WING
SCREW
STRAIGHT
SHAFT GRASS
DEFLECTOR
TAB
SLOT
GEAR
HEAD
HEX HEAD
SCREW
BRUSHCUTTER GUARD