Makita BBC231U Instruction Manual page 13

Installing the guard
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WARNING:
Never use the tool without the guard illustrated
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in place. Failure to do so can cause serious
personal injury.
CAUTION:
While installing the guard extension be careful
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not to contact the sharp nylon cord cutter
provided on the guard extension. Contact with
the cutter could result in personal injury.
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Attach the protector cover onto the gear case. Slightly
push the wings outward and put the bolts into the holes
in the wings.
NOTICE:
Do not push the wings outward too much.
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Otherwise it may break.
1. Cutter blade
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2. Guard
1. Nylon cutting
head
2. Guard
3. Guard extension
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1. Bolt
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2. Wing
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Fix the guard to the clamp with two bolts as shown.
Tighten the right and left bolts evenly.
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When using a nylon cutting head, mount the guard
extension. Place the guard extension onto the mounting
track provided on the lower edge of the guard. And slide
it into position until the guard extension clicks and locks
into place. The guard extension is designed so that it
will only mount onto the guard in one direction.
NOTE:
Remove tape adhered to cutter, which cuts nylon
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cord, on guard extension at the first use.
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To remove the guard extension, use a flat-blade
screwdriver and place it into the small notch provided on
the locking nub. To unlock the guard extension press
down on the locking nub while sliding the lower guard
extension in the direction indicated in the figure. Once
the guard extension starts to slide it is unlocked and can
be removed by continuing to slide it off of the guard.
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1. Two bolts
2. Protector cover
3. Guard
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3
1. Guard
2. Guard
extension