2
Fig. 2
A
B
A
Fig. 4
Fig. 4A
Fig. 5
Fig. 3
E
A. PREPARING YOUR TILLER
1.
Stop the engine and wait for
all moving parts to stop.
Disconnect the spark plug
wire and move it away from
the spark plug. Remove the
ignition key on electric start
models.
2. Put the tines on the ground by
pulling the depth regulator lever
back and all the way up.
3. Using needle-nose pliers, twist
and remove the red plastic
thread protector plugs located
on the two engine mounting
bars (A, Fig. 2). Discard the
plugs.
4. Remove and discard the red
plastic thread protector plug
(B, Fig. 3) at the front of the
transmission.
5. On each side of the tiller, there
is a screw (Fig. 4), with a jam
nut, that holds each engine
mounting bar in place. Using a
1/2" wrench, unthread each jam
nut (not the screws) several
turns.
6. Using the same wrench, slowly
and carefully tighten each screw
(Fig. 4A) until you feel the screw
touch the engine mounting bar.
DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE
FORCE! Tighten each screw
just enough to prevent the
engine mounting bars from
turning when you later install
the bumper mounting screws.
7. On tillers equipped with 6HP
Tecumseh Engines:
a.) Disconnect the throttle lever
from the handlebar. (If the
throttle cable is inside the
handlebar, see your Owner’s
Manual for how to disconnect
the cable at the engine.)
b.) Remove the cable mounting
clips on the handlebar and
route the throttle lever and
cable up through the center
of the wraparound (see E,
Fig. 5).
c.) Set the wraparound over the
engine and reattach the
throttle lever and cable.
