Service Manual
Control
Box
Service Installation (cont'd)
3.
Install the latch lever cover with
2
Phillips screws.
Do
not overtighten. Adjust the latch cable as
described in Control
Box
-Adjustments, page
49.
Lockout Lever
U
I
Figure
40
4.
Install the Power Shift control box on the control
panel, making sure that the reverse lever
is
properly mounted on the upper left stud. Secure
with
4
nylon locknuts. Before proceeding, be sure
all levers are working smoothly.
5.
Attach the lower shift rod to the shift bracket with
the nylon locknut
as
shown
in
Figure
41.
Make
certain that the ball joint is in the position shown
or the shift mechanism will not work properly.
Lower
Shift
Rod
Figure
41
6. Push the rubber-shift knob onto
the
shift lever until
it
is fully seated. Note that
it
is a press
fit
only. Once
installed the knob should point forward.
Power Shift Snowthrowers
49
Control
Box
Service Adjustments
1.
Latch Cable Adjustment: Adjust the latch control
cable by removing slack between the end
of
the
sheath and the end of the cable.
Do
not tighten
beyond the point of removing slack. See Figure
42.
Figure
42
2.
Reverse Cable Adjustment: Adjust the reverse
cable
so
that there is 1.5 mm (1/16") side play in
the reverse bellcrank as shown in Figure
43.
If
the
cable is too loose,
loss
of reverse will result.
If
the
cable is too tight,
loss
of the forward gears
will
occur.
Figure
43
3.
Shift
Lever Adjustment: The shift
lever is properiy
adjusted when the transmission
is
in second gear
and the lever slides
right
down the center of the
power shift slot.
If
adjustment is necessary,
remove the lower shift rod from the bellcrank near
the transmission and manually place the bellcrank
in second (ie. second notch from the top). Loosen
the jam nut at the ball joint and move
the
ball joint
up
or down until the shift lever rides in the center
of
the power shift slide. Secure by attaching the
ball joint
to
the bellcrank with a nylon locknut and
tightening the jam nut.
Power Shift Controls