ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before carrying out any work on the tool.
CAUTION:
When replacing the shear blades,
always wear gloves and attach the blade cover so
that your hands and face do not directly contact
the blades.
NOTICE:
When replacing the shear blades, do
not wipe off grease from the gear and crank.
Installing or removing the blade
cover
CAUTION:
Be careful not to touch the blades
when installing or removing the blade cover.
To remove the blade cover, pull it slightly, and then slide
it sideways. To install the blade cover, perform the steps
in reverse.
► Fig.7
Installing or removing the grass
receiver
CAUTION:
When installing or removing the
grass receiver, be sure to attach the blade cover
and be careful not to trap your fingers between
the tool and grass receiver.
Removing the grass receiver
1.
Release the protrusions on the grass receiver
from the grooves on the tool while sliding the grass
receiver toward the front of the tool.
► Fig.8: 1. Grass receiver
2.
Release the hinge of the grass receiver from the
tool.
Installing the grass receiver
1.
Hook the hinge of the grass receiver on the groove
of the tool.
► Fig.9: 1. Hinge 2. Grass receiver
2.
Align the protrusions on the grass receiver with
the grooves on the tool by sliding the grass receiver
toward the front of the tool and moving it in the direction
of the arrow.
► Fig.10
NOTICE:
Do not attach the hinge of the grass
receiver to the tool forcibly after aligning the pro-
trusions on the grass receiver with the grooves
on the tool.
Installing or removing the shear
blades for grass shear
NOTICE:
If the parts other than the shear blades
such as the crank are worn out, ask Makita
Authorized Service Centers for parts replacement
or repairs.
Removing the shear blades
1.
Remove the grass receiver and place the tool
upside down.
► Fig.11
2.
While pressing the lock lever, turn the undercover
counterclockwise until
with
on the lock lever.
► Fig.12
3.
Remove the undercover, shear blades, and crank.
► Fig.13: 1. Undercover 2. Shear blades 3. Crank
Installing the shear blades
1.
Prepare the crank, undercover, and new shear
blades.
► Fig.14: 1. Crank 2. Undercover 3. Shear blades
2.
Remove the blade cover from the old shear
blades, and then attach it to the new ones.
► Fig.15
3.
Adjust the three pins so that they are lined up on
the alignment line.
► Fig.16: 1. Alignment line
4.
Apply a small amount of grease to the periphery
of the crank. Attach the crank to the pins with the small
and large rounds facing up.
► Fig.17: 1. Crank
5.
Adjust the blades and base plate so that the hole
in the base plate and the two protrusions on the blades
are lined up.
► Fig.18
6.
Turn the shear blades upside down and install
them so that the pins on the tool fit in the hole on the
base plate. Make sure that the shear blades are fixed
securely in place.
► Fig.19
7.
Place the undercover so that
cover is aligned with
► Fig.20
8.
While pressing the undercover, turn the under-
cover clockwise until on the undercover is aligned
with
on the lock lever.
► Fig.21
9.
Make sure that the lock lever fits in the groove on
the undercover.
► Fig.22: 1. Lock lever
CAUTION:
Never use the tool without install-
ing the undercover.
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on the undercover is aligned
on the under-
on the lock lever.