Shutter 76262-VH7-010

First off, I had additional parts (washers, lock nut, etc.) I had ordered last year but did not repair at that time. I do not have the shop manual for my mower (Honda HXA217) but I did locate two pertinent pages of it on a Honda mower repair blog - very helpful. eReplacement Parts should consider providing pertinent pages to customers. ... Read more I don\'t need an 80+ page shop manual laying around, at $45, for very infrequent, minor repairs. Intuitively I would have figured it out but having diagram and brief directions was big time saver, knowing exactly where and what to look for.

Fairly simple. I believe everything can be accomplished with ratchet/sockets (metric) and crescent wrench. Shut off fuel, disconnect spark plug, roll mower on right side (non carburetor side so any remaining fuel doesn\'t leak all over). 1 - remove blade. 2 - remove six bolts (two different lengths, keep track, it matters for reassembly) that hold three plates on underside of mower; this frees the round plastic ring of the shutter. Note - do not remove the bolts that fasten the engine to the deck, only the six bolts that retain the three heavy sheet metal plates, two each. 3 - pull off old shutter arm and shutter; only necessary because it was impossible to remove the old rusted nut/bolt/grommet from the original shutter without major damage to it. 4 - loosely fit new shutter and shutter arm, and affix new square washer and carriage bolt beneath, and nut, washer, etc. on top. Do not over-tighten. 5 - test by swiveling the \"Bag/Mulch\" lever to ensure shutter opens and closes easily. 6 - tighten all bolts underneath and reattach blade.