Toro Greensmaster Flex 18, Installation Instructions Manual, Page: 8 / 24

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Preparing the New Engine
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Remove the air filter and cover; refer to Servicing
the Air Cleaner (page 19) .
2. Remove the throttle control pivot nut ( Figure 9 ).
3. Remove the short spring and the governor
spring (
Figure 9 ).
4. Remove the nut, pressure plate, wave washer,
and throttle control from the engine (
Figure 9 ).
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Figure 9
1. Wide clamp 5. Nut
2. Cable clamp 6. Pressure plate
3. Throttle control
7. Governor spring
4. Short spring
5. Remove the e-clip from the bottom of the cable
clamp and remove the cable clamp from the
throttle control.
6. Remove the screw from the wide clamp and
remove the wide clamp from the throttle control.
7. Install the wide clamp and the cable clamp in
the new locations on the throttle control with the
screw and e-clip (
Figure 10 ).
Important:
Ensure that the cable clamp is
oriented with the wire opening facing toward
the wide clamp.
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Figure 10
1. Throttle control 5. Governor spring
2. Short spring 6. Cable clamp
3. Nut 7. Wide clamp
4. Pressure plate
8. Install the throttle control, wave washer, and
pressure plate to the engine (
Figure 10 ).
9. Install and lightly tighten the nut to secure the
throttle control to the engine (
Figure 10 ).
Note:
The lever should move back and forth
smoothly and easily.
10. Install the springs to the throttle control and test
the return (
Figure 10 ).
Note:
The spring tension should be enough to
return the throttle control to the default position;
if the control does not return, loosen the nut until
it does.
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