Handle Grip

Removed the handle and removed the old grips. Sprayed the handle with soapy water and slid the grips in place. Then reattached the handle. Removed the cutting blade and replaced the fan and blade retainer. Removed the screws and brackets holding the rear wheels in place, pulled the rear wheels out of the way. Slid off the torn flap and slid the new flap in place. Returned the wheels to their original location and installed the screws and brackets to hold the wheels in place.

Replaced with the new.

Disassembled the handle and replaced worn parts. Also replaced the mulching blade. The old lock nut was on really tight. Had to use WD-40 and a pipe extender on the adjustable wrench in order to loosen the nut. Replaced knobs that had been lost over the years and cushioned handle grips that had ripped. Everything was pretty straightforward. Runs like new.

Took the handle apart and slid new grip on, something like wd-40 helps big time.
Flip handle is just a simple replacement, reassembly of the clamshell that houses it and reattaching the cable that allows you to flip the handle

I used a lubricant to slide the grip onto the handle.

Removed the old handle part that was still on trimmer pole, snapped on new handle and tightened knob.

1. Removed 5 screws from housing of off/on switch
2. Removed old switch and disconnected leads
3. Attached leads to new switch and set switch into place
4. Lined up housing of the power switch and reinstalled screws
5. Removed handle from mower deck
6. Cut off old foam grip
7. Slid new foam grip onto handle using generous amounts of soapy water

1. Cut off what remained of the old handle grip.
2. Removed the power switch and flip switch from the upper handle
3. Removed the large plastic retaining nut from the handle eye bolts
4. Rubbed a bit of cooking oil over the metal handle
5. Slid the handle grips on
6. Reassembled the handle
7. Re-attached the power switch and flip switch
8. Removed the blade nut
9. Replaced the blade insulator, spacer and mulch blade.
10. Re-applied the blade nut

No tools were required for what I ordered, new grass bag, handle grips and handle attachment knob.

The grass bag simply required attachment to its heavy wire frame with the 5 stiff rubber collars provided and rigidly attached to the loose fabric of the bag (one for each side, one longer one for the bottom and the two shortest for the top on either side of the heavy wire handle). The long rubber collars were stiff and required repeated pressure with a firm thumb, but after an effort or two slipped on fairly easily.

The handle grips required detaching the upper lawn mower handle from one of the lower handle (the one on the side opposite the control) by loosening the thumb and finger screw that holds them and then sliding first one and then the other handle on to the shaft of the upper handle all the way up to its top. I used a 1 inch wide piece of duct tape on each side of each grip to fix them in place lest they slip, slide and then rip as they had before.