Figure 1
1.
Attach purge hose to top fitting
Installing the Handle Assembly
1. Position the lower end of the handle assembly on
the outside of the upper rear section of the fuel tank
and handle support.
2. Install four 3/8-16 x 1 inch bolts, four spring disk
washers from the outside in. Secure using four
3/8-16 whizlock nuts on the inside of each handle
support and tighten until the spring disk washers are
flat (Figure 2).
Note:
Be sure the cone of the spring disk washer is
against the head of the bolt.
Figure 2
1.
Front of the unit
3.
Upper handle
2.
Upper handle mounting
tab
Attaching the Throttle Cable
1. Route the throttle cable along the right side of the
upper handle, under the fuel tank support, and
position the cable on the
left
side of the engine.
2. Position the throttle control lever (located on the
console) in the full throttle position. You will feel a
detent when the throttle lever is pushed towards the
upper end of the slot.
3. Attach the inner wire of the throttle cable to the top
hole in the throttle control lever as shown in Figure 3.
4. Loosen the clamp, install the throttle cable on the
bottom side of the clamp, and pull on the cable to
move the throttle linkage to the full throttle position.
Tighten the cable clamp screw.
Figure 3
1.
Throttle control lever
3.
Clamp
2.
Throttle cable — Located
on bottom side of clamp.
4.
Choke cable
Install the PTO Engagement
Linkage
1. Loosen the jam nut and remove the turnbuckle from
the lower linkage (Figure 4).
2. Screw the turnbuckle onto both the upper and the
lower linkages simultaneously. Note that threads on
upper linkage are left hand.
Note:
The handles have the drive lever linkage on
the inside of the blade engagement lever tab and the
hairpin on the outside.
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