Poulan PR550Y22R3 Owner Manual - Page 6

ASSEMBLY "QUICK RELEASE" HANDLES (ALL OTHER MODELS) • Raise lower handle section to mowing position and align holes in lower handle with holes in handle brackets. • Insert handle bolts through lower handles and handle brackets; secure with lower ("standard") knobs. • Remove protective padding, raise upper handle section into place on lower handle and tighten both upper ("quickadjust") knobs. Operator presence control bar LIFT UP MOWING POSITION 3 POSITION "EZ" HANDLES • Raise lower handle section to operating position and align hole in handle with one of three height positioning holes. • Insert handle bolt through handle and bracket and secure with knob. • Repeat for opposite side of handle. Bolt Knob Handle bracket LIFT Upper 3 POSITION "QUICK" HANDLES UP handle • Raise lower handle section to operating Upper handle knob ("quick- adjust") position and squeeze the bottom ends of lower handle towards each other until the pin in handle can be inserted into one of the three height adjustment Lower handle holes. Lower handle knob ("standard") SQUEEZE Handle pin 2 POSITION / "ADJUSTABLE" HANDLES • Raise handles until lower handle section locks into place in mowing position. Operator presence control bar LIFT UP MOWING POSITION Handle adjustment bracket ALL HANDLES LIFT UP Upper • Raise upper handle section into place handle on lower handle, remove protective pad- ding and tighten both handle knobs. • Remove handle padding holding operator presence control bar to upper handle. Handle knob • Your lawn mower handle can be adjusted for your mowing comfort. Refer to "ADJUST HANDLE" in the Service Lower handle and Adjustments section of this manual. NOTE: For shipping purposes, the rear wheels on your lawn mower may not be adjusted to the same position as the front wheels. Before operating mower adjust all wheels to the same cutting height. 6 SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS TO REPLACE DRIVE BELT 1. Place new drive belt in the belt retainer of the debris shield. Be sure to route belt between belt keepers and through slot as shown. 18" (45cm) HI-VAC MODELS: Drive belt Debris shield Belt retainers IMPORTANT: Blade bolt is grade 8 heat treated. 8. Return mower to upright position. 9. Install new drive belt into idler arm as- sembly, then around the drive pulley. Be sure belt is inside of belt keepers. NOTE: Pulling on the drive belt (to install it on the drive pulley) will cause the other end of the belt to free itself from the debris shield retainer and come into contact with the pulley end of the blade adapter. 10. Reattach drive cable and return spring to the idler arm assembly, then reattach drive cable to anchor. 11. Reattach drive cover with screws previously removed. 12. Connect spark plug wire to spark plug. 21" (53cm) HI-VAC MODELS: Belt retainer Belt keepers Drive belt 22PLUS REAR WHEEL DRIVE MODELS: 1. Remove screws securing rear baffle. 2. Turn lawn mower on its side with air Tab filter and carburetor down. NOTE: Before tipping lawn mower to remove drive belt, empty fuel tank by run- ning engine until fuel tank is empty. 3. Remove rear baffle from mower. Debris Rear Slot shield baffle 2. Route the other end of the new drive belt through hole in housing. 3. Reattach debris shield to housing with screw previously removed. Be sure tab of debris shield is in gap of housing. 4. Position blade on the blade adapter aligning the two (2) holes in the blade with the raised lugs on the adapter. 5. Be sure the trailing edge of blade (opposite sharp edge) is up toward the engine as shown. 6. Install the blade bolt with the lock washer and hardened washer into blade adapter and crankshaft. 7. Use block of wood between blade and lawn mower housing and tighten the blade bolt, turning clockwise. • The recommended tightening torque is 35-40 ft. lbs. Gearcase pulley Blade adapter Debris shield Hardened washer Blade Lockwasher 31 Gearcase belt keeper Belt retainer Blade bolt