HONDA HRS216SDA - Manual (Page 40)

BLADE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
If you remove the blade, use a torque wrench for installation. Wear
heavy gloves to protect your hands. To avoid weakening the blade, or
causing imbalance or poor cutting, the blade should be sharpened by
trained staff at an authorized Honda servicing dealer. If replacing the
blade, use a genuine Honda replacement blade or equivalent.
1. Removal:Turn the fuel valve to OFF. Disconnect the spark plug
cap, then tilt the mower to the right side, carburetor side up.
2. Remove the two blade bolts with a 14 mm socket. Use a wooden
block to prevent the blade from turning when removing the bolts.
Remove the blade from the blade holder.
3. Installation:Clean around the blade holder. Install the blade using
the bolts and special washers exactly (concave side of the special
washers toward the blade) as shown.
The blade bolts and washers are specially designed; when replacing
them, use only genuine Honda parts. Tighten the bolts with a torque
wrench. Use a wooden block to stop the blade from turning.
Blade bolt torque: 36 ~ 43 ft-lb (49 ~ 59 N • m)
If you don’t have a torque wrench, have an authorized Honda
servicing dealer tighten the blade bolts before you use the mower. If
the blade bolts are overtightened, they could break. If the blade bolts
are not tightened enough, they could loosen or come out. In either
case, it would be possible for the blade to fly off while you are
operating the mower.
MAINTENANCE
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SPECIAL
WASHER (2)
BLADE
BLADE
BOLT (2)
BLADE HOLDER