Official Rally gas lawn mower parts

Replacing the cutting blade on your Rally gas walk-behind lawn mower

• Disconnect the spark wire so there's no chance that the mower could accidentally start.
• Remove the fuel tank cap. Place a plastic bag over the fuel tank opening and reinstall the fuel tank cap to prevent gasoline from leaking out through the fuel tank cap vent.
• Tilt the mower back to lift the front wheels then secure the mower handle to your worktable to hold the mower steady.
• Wedge a block of wood between the mower blade and the deck to keep the blade from turning when you loosen the blade bolt. Loosen and unthread the blade bolt while holding the cutting blade to keep the blade from falling. Pull the blade, blade support and blade bolt off the crankshaft.
• Position the new blade, blade support and blade bolt on the crankshaft and hand-tighten the blade bolt into the crankshaft. Wedge a block of wood between the mower blade and the deck to keep the blade from turning when you tighten the blade bolt. Tighten the blade bolt to 500 in.-lbs. using a torque wrench. Remove the wood block. Release the mower handle from the worktable and lower the lawn mower to the upright position. Remove the plastic bag from the fuel tank.
• Push the spark plug wire back onto the spark plug.

How to replace the drive cable on your Rally gas walk-behind lawn mower

• Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug.
• Pivot the cable clip up and release it from the mower handle. Release the zone control cable from the bail control bar. Release the drive cable from the drive control lever. Depress the release tabs and pull the zone control cable out of the drive cable clip. Cut the cable ties that secure the cables to the mower handle.
• Tilt the mower back to lift the front wheels then secure the mower handle to your work table to hold the mower steady as you remove bottom-mounting screws. Remove the bottom drive cover mounting screws. Release the mower handle from the work table and carefully lower the mower to the upright position. Remove the top drive cover mounting screws. Release the height adjuster lever and pull the drive cover off.
• Remove the drive cable end from the anchor post. Depress the release tabs and pull the drive cable sheath out of the transmission lever. Remove the drive cable.
• Attach the drive cable end to the anchor post. Push the drive cable sheath into the transmission lever.
• Put the drive cover in position on the mower and re-engage the height adjuster lever. Reinstall the drive cover’s top-mounting screws. Tilt the mower back to lift the front wheels then secure the mower handle to your work table. Reinstall the drive cover’s bottom-mounting screws. Release the mower handle from the work table and tilt the mower upright.
• Route the drive cable around the right side of the engine and connect the zone control cable to the drive cable clip. Reconnect the zone control cable to the bail control bar. Connect the drive cable to the drive control lever. Snap the drive cable clip back into the mower handle. Install new cable ties to hold the cables against the mower handle.
• Connect the spark plug wire to the spark plug.