Maintenance And Care - Yamabiko MTA-AHS-HD Manuel D'utilisation

Maintenance and care

Moving parts can amputate fingers or cause severe injuries. Keep hands, clothing and loose objects away from all
openings. Always stop engine, disconnect the spark plug wire, and make sure all moving parts have come to a com-
plete stop before removing obstructions, clearing debris, or servicing unit. Allow unit to cool before performing service.
Wear gloves to protect hands from sharp edges and hot surfaces.
Maintenance and care
If you have any questions or problems, please contact your dealer.
15/20-Hour Maintenance
Care for cutting blades
 Wear gloves to protect hands from sharp blades.
 Failure to observe these precautions could lead to injury.
Maintenance and care
WARNING
Gear case lubrication
1. Clean dirt from grease fitting (A).
2. Lubricate the cutter assembly gearbox by pumping one or
two strokes of lithium-base grease into the grease fitting us-
ing a lever-type grease gun.
 Over lubricating can cause the gear case to operate
sluggishly and can cause grease to leak out.
Drive shaft lubrication
1. Loosen the gear case clamp bolt (A).
2. Remove the index bolt (B) from gear case (C).
3. Remove the outer tube (D) from the gear housing.
4. Pull the drive shaft (E) from the outer tube, and wipe clean.
Re-coat with a thin coating 10 to 20 g, of lithium base grease.
5. Slide the drive shaft back into the outer tube, being careful
not to get dirt on the drive shaft.
6. Align the screw hole in gear case with the locating hole in
outer tube, install and tighten index bolt, and tighten gear
case clamp bolt.
CAUTION
Lubricating blades (Every 4 hours of operation)
Apply a few drops of oil the each bolt slots (A) at the bottom of
blades.
Cleaning blades (After each use)
Remove gummy residue from blades with a 50 : 50 mixture of
kerosene (paraffin) and machine oil.
Cutter blade adjustment
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CAUTION