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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT HOW TO LEVEL THE MOWER HOUSING If the mower housing is level, the blade will cut easier and the lawn wi!! look better. WARNING: Before you make an inspection, adjust- ,_ mspeanrtk, oprlurge.paRiremtoovthee tuhneit,spdaisrkconpnluegctwtirhee wtoireprteovetnhte the engine from starting by accident. Level Adjustm_ Position Lift Lever Cover 1. Make sure the unit is on a hard flat surface. 2. Check the air pressure in the tires. If the air pressure is incorrect, the mower housing will not cut level. The correct air pressure is shown on the side of the tire. 3, Make sure the attachment clutch is in the DISENGAGE position. 4, Open the cover (see Figure 27). 5. Move the lift lever to the LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Figure 27). position (see 8, Loosen the front and rear adjuster knobs (see Figure 27 and Figure 28). Make sure both sides of the mower housing are setting on a flat surface. Plate Front Adjuster Knobs 7, Make sure that the adjuster plate is loose and can easily move up or down (see Figure 28). 8, Tighten the front and rear adjuster knobs. Make sure the adjuster knobs are tight. If necessary, use a wrench to tighten the adjuster knobs. Tighten to a torque of 10 foot pounds (!3,5 N-m). 9. Raise the lift lever from the LEVEL ADJUSTMENT a CUTTING HEIGHT position (Figure 29). position to 10. Close the cover, 11. Attach the spark plug wire to the spark plug. 12. Mow for a short distance. If the height of cut is not level, repeat the above steps. CAUTION: Do not operate with the mower housing in the LEVEL ADJUSTMENT position. If you operate in the LEVEL ADJUSTMENT position, the mower housing and blades can be damaged. MS-3620MA 28 Cutting Height Positions Rear Adjuster Knob Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29

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SERVICE
AND ADJUSTMENT
HOW
TO LEVEL
THE
MOWER
HOUSING
If the
mower
housing
is level,
the
blade
will
cut easier
and
the
lawn
wi!! look
better.
WARNING:
Before
you
make an inspection,
adjust-
,_
ment, or repair to the unit, disconnect
the wire to the
spark
plug. Remove
the spark
plug wire
to prevent
the engine from starting
by accident.
1.
Make
sure
the
unit
is on
a hard
flat
surface.
2.
Check
the
air pressure
in the
tires.
If the
air
pressure
is incor-
rect,
the
mower
housing
will
not cut level.
The
correct
air pres-
sure
is shown
on the
side
of the
tire.
Level Adjustm_
Position
Lift Lever
Cover
Cutting
Height
Positions
Rear Adjuster
Knob
3,
4,
5.
8,
7,
Make
sure
the
attachment
clutch
is
in
the
DISENGAGE
position.
Open
the
cover
(see
Figure
27).
Move
the
lift
lever
to the
LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
position
(see
Figure
27).
Loosen the front and rear adjuster
knobs
(see Figure 27 and
Figure 28). Make sure both sides of the mower housing are set-
ting on a flat surface.
Make
sure
that
the
adjuster
plate
is loose
and
can
easily
move
up or down
(see
Figure
28).
Plate
Front Adjuster
Knobs
8,
Tighten the front and rear
adjuster
knobs.
Make sure the
ad-
juster
knobs
are tight. If necessary, use a wrench to tighten the
adjuster
knobs.
Tighten
to a torque
of 10 foot pounds
(!3,5
N-m).
9.
Raise
the lift
lever
from
the
LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
position
to
a CUTTING
HEIGHT
position
(Figure
29).
10.
Close
the
cover,
11.
Attach the spark plug wire to the spark plug.
12.
Mow
for a short
distance.
If the
height
of cut is not level,
repeat
the
above
steps.
CAUTION:
Do
not operate
with
the
mower
housing
in the
LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
position.
If you operate
in the LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
position, the mower housing
and blades can be
damaged.
Figure
27
Figure 28
Figure
29
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