Operator's Manual

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6. Remove alignment pin and check control operation.
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Figure 7
1. Wire Z-bend
2. Speed control lever
3. Base plate
4. Alignment holes 1/4 in.
(6 mm)
5. Cable clamp
Installing the Blade Control
(PTO) Rod
1. Rotate the blade control (PTO) lever vertically away
from the left handle so that the blade control (PTO) rod
drops down (Fig. 8).
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Figure 8
1. Blade control lever
2. Blade control (PTO) rod
3. Bell crank
4. Hairpin cotter
2. Remove the hairpin cotter from the bottom end of the
blade control (PTO) rod (Fig. 8).
3. Secure the blade control (PTO) rod through the hole in
the bell crank with the hairpin cotters (Fig. 8).
Installing the Shift Lever
1. Remove the locknut (3/8 in.) and the spring washer
(Fig. 9).
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Figure 9
1. Shift lever
2. Control panel
3. Transmission shaft
4. Rubber seal washer
5. Square hole washer
6. Spring washer
7. Locknut, 3/8 in.
Note: Do not remove the rubber seal washer and the
square hole washer from the transmission shaft.
2. Slide the shift lever through the control panel, and align
the mounting hole in the shift lever with the square on
the transmission shaft (Fig. 9).
3. Secure the lever to the transmission with the spring
washer and locknut you previously removed (Fig. 9).
4. Install the spring washer (dish down) and the locknut
(Fig. 9).
5. Torque the locknut to 35 ft.-lb. (47 Nm).
6. Shift the lever to second gear and check the alignment
of the lever in the slot of the shifter plate.
Note: The clearance between the top of the lever and
the top of the slot should be about equal to the clearance
between the bottom of the lever and the bottom of the
slot.
7. If clearance is not correct, remove the lever and bend it
slightly to adjust it.
Note: Do not bend the lever while it is attached to the
transmission shaft, or damage may occur.