Cub Cadet MTD P71 Series User Manual
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P71 Series Vertical Shaft Engines
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To install the governor arm:
1.
Rotate governor shaft counter clockwise until it
stops.
2.
Attach the throttle linkage and governor spring.
3.
Position the governor arm over the governor shaft
so that it is holding the throttle plate in the wide
open position. See Figure 4.28.
NOTE: There is a hairpin clip that keeps the gover-
nor shaft from sliding into the engine. It may
be necessary to hold the shaft while sliding
the arm on to prevent it from going into the
engine.
4.
Tighten the nut and bolt on the clamp bolt to a
torque of 27 - 44 in lbs (3 - 5 Nm).
5.
Install the air filter and its base.
6.
Install the engine shroud and fuel tank.
7.
Start the engine and check the top no load RPM using a tachometer.
8.
Adjust the governor to maintain top no-load speed as described in the disassembly and rebuilding the carbure-
tor section of this chapter.
Figure 4.28