Shindaiwa PB270 User Manual

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 WARNING!
Do not make unauthorized 

modifications or alterations to your 

pruner or its components.

Before assembling, make sure you have all 

the components required for a complete 

unit:

Engine assembly

 

■

Outer tube assembly

 

■

Drum kit with gearcase

 

■

Kit containing operator’s handle, 

 

■

hardware, owner/operator's manual, 

tool kit for routine maintenance. Tool 

kits vary by model and may inclue a 

hex wrench, spanner, and a combina-

tion spark plug wrench/screwdriver.
Carefully inspect all components for 

 

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damage before assembling.

Place the powerhead on a clean, flat 

1. 

surface, spark plug facing up.
Use the 4mm hex wrench to loosen 

2. 

the index screw and tube clamp 

screw. Verify that the D-shaped shim 

washer is positioned as shown  

Add some moly-type EP grease 

3. 

to the splines on the end of the 

mainshaft.
Slide the outer tube into the tube 

4. 

clamp until the tube bottoms. If instal-

lation is difficult, rotate the outer tube 

or mainshaft slightly until you feel 

the mainshaft splines engage with the 

powerhead.

CAUTION!
Do not force the shaft tube into 

the powerhead! Excessive force 

can damage the shaft tube and 

CAUTION! 
Do not remove the D-shaped shim 

washer! The shim washer prevents 

damage from overtightening the 

tube clamp screw.

Position the outer tube so that the 

5. 

ignition switch is facing up and the 

throttle trigger is down.
Slide the outer tube into the power-

6. 

head until the throttle grip just con-

tacts the tube clamp.

Tighten the clamp screw firmly.

7. 

Unscrew the two throttle lever cover 

1. 

screws, and then separate the throt-

tle control halves as shown.
Working from the powerhead, push 

2. 

the throttle cable through the pas-

sageway in the base of the shaft tube 

grip.
Insert the throttle cable end into the 

3. 

molded receptacle in the throttle 

lever, and then lay the cable wire in 

the molded slot in the throttle body.
In the reverse order of removal, reas-

4. 

semble the throttle body and cover 

on the shaft tube.
Plug the red ignition lead from the 

5. 

shaft tube into the red lead from 

the powerhead, and then connect 

the black grounding wire to the 

powerhead.

CAUTION!
Overtightening the throttle assembly 

screws can permanently damage 

the plastic throttle components!