Craftsman 358.792440 - Manual (Page 9)

2. Insert and thread the 4 mounting
screws through the holes of the
f earbox and the metal shield.
ighten evenly and securely with
the hex wrench provided.
INSTALLATION OF THE METAL
BLADE
WARNING: Wear protective
gloves when handling or performing
maintenance on the blade to avoid in­
jury. The blade is sharp and can cut
you even when it is not moving.
^WARNING: Do not use any
biades> or fastening hardware other than
the washers and nuts shown in the fol­
lowing illustrations. These parts must be
provided by Sears and instalied as
shown beiow. Faiiure to use proper parts
can cause the biade to fly off and seri­
ously hurt you or others.
NOTE: The dust cup and retaining
washer are located on the gearbox shaft
and not in the parts bag. All other fas­
teners mentioned in the following as­
sembly steps are in the parts bag.
1. Remove the retaining washer from
the threaded shaft of the gearbox.
Leave the dust cup on the shaft.
2. Instali the blade and the retaining
washer over the threaded shaft.
3. Make sure the raised part of the re­
taining washer is facing the gearbox
and the raised area fits into the hoie
in the center of the blade.
4. Slide the biade and retaining
washer onto the shaft of the gear­
box.
5. Place the cupped washer onto the
shaft. Make sure the cupped side
of the washer is toward the blade.
6. Install the blade nut by threading
onto the shaft counterclockwise.
NOTE: Make sure ali parts are in place
as illustrated, and the blade is sand­
wiched between the dust cup and the
retaining washer. There shouid be no
space tetween the biade and the dust
cup or the retaining washer.
7. Align hoie in dust cup with hole in
side of gearbox by rotating the
blade.
8. Insert a small screwdriver into
aligned holes. This will keep the
shaft from turning while tightening
the blade nut.
Screwdriver
9. Tighten blade nut firmly with a
wrench while holding screwdriver
in position.
10. Rerrrove the screwdriver.
11. Turn blade by hand. If the blade
binds against the shield, or ap­
pears to be uneven, the blade is
not centered, and you must rein­
stall.
NOTE: To remove blade, insert screw­
driver into aligned holes. Unthread the
nut and remove parts. Be sure to store
parts and instructions for future use.