MPC 4000 GEN II SERIES LOCK BAR MECHANICAL PANEL CONTROL INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
90-891909001 AUGUST 2005
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General Installation Information
IMPORTANT: Control handle friction adjustment must be made prior to installation.
Control Handle Friction Adjustment
1. Control handle friction is preset from the factory, however, it can be adjusted.
a.
Use an 11/32 in. nut driver or socket wrench to carefully adjust the control handle
friction. To increase friction, turn the adjusting nut clockwise. To decrease
friction, turn the adjusting nut counterclockwise.
IMPORTANT: Control handle friction is necessary for proper mechanical control
operation. Insufficient friction may cause undesirable control arm operation.
17432
a
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Control handle friction adjusting nut
Reinstallation of Control Handle
!
WARNING
Avoid serious injury or death from sudden unexpected loss of throttle/shift control. The
control handle retaining bolt must be properly torqued and retained with Loctite
Threadlocker to prevent the control handle retaining bolt from loosening, thus resulting
in disengagement of the control handle.
1. If the control handle is removed and reinstalled for any reason, apply Loctite 271
Threadlocker on the threads of the control handle retaining bolt.
2. Tighten the control handle retaining bolt to specified torque.
3. Refer to Remote Control Module Installation for instructions.
Tube Ref No.
Description
Where Used
Part No.
7
Loctite 271 Threadlocker
Control handle retaining bolt
92-809819
Description
Nm
lb. in.
lb. ft.
Control handle retaining bolt
17
150
Control Module Mounting
IMPORTANT: Control handle friction adjustment must be made prior to installation.
1. Select mounting area for panel mount remote control. Select template for type of
application. Follow template directions when cutting and drilling mounting surface.