Bolens 416 - Manual (Page 7)

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SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Unpacking
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut
tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open
carton.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
owner’s manual, etc.).
• Cut along corners and lay carton down flat.
• Remove packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
Tools Required
1. Pair of Pliers
2. Funnel
Disconnect Spark Plug Wire
Figure 1
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect
spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it
against the engine. See Figure 1 .
• In the case of lawn mowers where engine is
equipped with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to
a bolt on the engine to ground. See Figure 1.
Hardware Pack
Please identify each piece of the hardware pack as
shown in Figure 2 here.
Figure 2
Assembling Handle
NOTE: Reference to right or left side of the mower is
observed from the operating position.
• Remove any packing material which may be
between the upper and lower handles for shipping
purposes.
• Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle into the operating position. Make certain the
lower handle is seated securely into the handle
mounting brackets.
Figure 3
• Tighten the hand knobs securing upper handle to
lower handle (carriage bolts must be seated
properly into the handle). See Figure 3.
• For shipping purposes, the hairpin clip is placed in
the outer hole of the weld pin on the lower handle.
Remove the hairpin clip from the outer hole of the
weld pin. See Figure 4.
• Using a pair of pliers, insert the hairpin clip into the
inner hole on the weld pin. Repeat on other side.
See Figure 4 .
Figure 4
• Insert the carriage bolt, included in the hardware
pack, in the upper hole on the handle mounting
Spark Plug
Spark Plug
Wire
Wing Carriage
Bolt (2) Nut (2)
Tighten
hand knob
Tighten
hand knob
Wing Nut
Weld Pin
Carriage Bolt