WALK-BEHIND TROWELS — HANDLE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS P/N 20485 — REV. #4 (09/18/14) — PAGE 4
THROTTLE CABLE INSTALLATION
Refer to Figure 9 for the location of components.
Figure 9. Throttle Cable Installation
1. Uncoil the throttle cable and housing.
2. Check that the throttle cable is fed through the tube on
the underside of the handle and secured to the upper
handle and main tube with the zip ties.
3. Place the throttle in the idle position.
4. Back off both the cable housing clamp screw and the
swivel stop screw.
5. Place the primary throttle return spring (P/N 21746)
between the cable housing clamp and the swivel stop
screw.
6. Feed the cable assembly through the cable housing
clamp, primary throttle return spring, and swivel stop
hole, until the cable housing extends under the housing
clamp to its far edge.
7. Ensure that the cable housing is seated in the throttle
cable receiver. Tighten the cable housing clamp screw.
8. Pull cable end with pliers to remove slack.
9. Tighten swivel stop screw to clamp cable.
CABLE
END
SWIVEL
STOP
SCREW
ADJUSTER
NUT
SWIVEL
STOP HOLE
CABLE
HOUSING
CLAMP
SCREW
CABLE
HOUSING
CLAMP
PRIMARY
THROTTLE
RETURN
SPRING
CABLE
HOUSING
END
TROWEL
THROTTLE
CABLE
10. Adjust cable tension by loosening the lock nut on the
throttle cable receiver (see Figure 10), loosening or
tightening the adjusting nut below it, then retightening
the lock nut.
Figure 10. Adjusting Cable Tension
Centrifugal Stop Switch Connection
1. Connect the black tail wire from the engine to the
top
black
safety stop wire from the centrifugal stop switch
as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Safety Stop Switch Connections
IDLE
RUN
THROTTLE
LEVER
ADJUSTING
NUT (TOP)
LOCKING NUT
(BOTTOM)
NOTICE
If the throttle lever does not return to the "neutral"
position with throttle backed off, loosen adjusting nut
1/2 turn at a time, tighten and recheck. Readjust throttle
tension as necessary.
NOTICE
Safety stop switches are equipped with 2 wires.
Connect bottom
BLACK/RED
wire (Figure 11) directly
to engine ground.
ON
OFF
CENTRIFUGAL
STOP SWITCH
BOTTOM
EXISTING
SCREW
FUEL TANK
TOP
BLACK/RED
ENGINE
GROUND
POINT
RECOIL
STARTER
COVER
MALE
FEMALE
BLACK
BLACK
TAIL WIRE
