Operator's Manual

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8. Use the wire ties to secure the wire harness and the
throttle cable to the left handle and away from the blade
control (PTO) lever (Fig. 16).
Installing the Control Rods
1. Thread the rod fittings an equal distance onto each
control rod (Fig. 6).
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Figure 6
1. Control rod
2. Idler bracket
3. Hairpin cotter
4. Clevis pin
5. Washer
6. Rod fitting
2. Install the rod fittings with clevis pins into the holes in
the idler brackets (Fig. 6). Secure the rod fittings with
washers and hairpin cotters (Fig. 6).
Note: Install each rod fitting so that the clevis pin is
above the control rod as shown in Figure 6.
3. Place the clevis pin into the upper part of the control
rods, drive lever and neutral/parking brake locks
(Fig. 7).
4. Install the hairpin cotter pins between the drive levers
and neutral/parking brake locks and into the clevis pins
(Fig. 7).
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Figure 7
1. Control rod
2. Drive lever
3. Hairpin cotter
4. Clevis pin
5. Handle
6. Neutral/parking brake lock
5. Adjust the control rod length by threading the rod in or
out of the rod fitting until there is a 3/16 to 1/4 inch
(5 to 6 mm) clearance between the control rod and the
bottom of the neutral/parking brake lock (Fig. 8).
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Figure 8
1. Handle
2. Neutral/ parking brake
lock
3. 3/16 to 1/4 inch (5 to
6 mm) clearance
4. Drive lever
5. Forward speed
6. Control rod
6. Install the control rod to the drive lever and the
neutral/parking brake lock. Secure the control rod with
a clevis pin and a hairpin cotter.
7. Check the operation of the control rod. If you need to
adjust it, remove the hairpin cotter and the clevis pin
that secure the control rod to the drive levers.
8. Adjust the control rod length by repeating steps 3 and 4
(Fig. 8).
Adjusting the Parking Brakes
Refer to Servicing the Brakes, page 32 for checking the
brakes and adjusting them.