MTD 216-406-000 - Manual (Page 6)

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FIGURE 7.
FIGURE 8.
Mount the handle panel (AC) to the handles.
Secure with carriage bolts (M), lock washers (N)
■ and hex nuts (O). See figure 7.
Secure the throttle control to the handle panel
using the self-tapping screw (X). See figure 8D.
NOTE
To align the holes in the handle
panel and the handle, it may be
necessary
to loosen the cable
brackets which are mounted to the
back
of the handles with self­
tapping screws.
THROTTLE CONTROL INSTALLATION
Assemble the throttle control to the handle panel as
follows.
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.
3.
Hold the throttle control assembly beneath the han­
dle panel. Turn the control sideways and insert the
lever up through the wide portion of the slot on the
handle panel. See figure 8A.
After the end of the lever is through the slot, turn
and then tip the control forward as shown in figure
-8B to slide it through the slot.
NOTE
The lever must be all the way to the
back of the control housing as
shown in figure 8B.
Push the control back into the slot in the handle
panel and press in place. Be certain the control is
locked securely into the slot.
4. Secure the throttle control to the handle panel
using the self-tapping screw (X). See figure 8D.
ATTACHING THE TINE CLUTCH CONTROL CABLE
The clutch control cables are already attached to the
unit. The tine clutch control cable has a “Z” fitting on
the loose end. This cable attaches to the left handle.
■I^NOTE
Both the drive clutch cables and the
tine clutch cable are attached to
springs, which are hooked to bolts.
If either the cable or spring has
come loose in shipping, it must be
reassembled. Refer to page 18, ref­
erence numbers 2, 5, 11, 12, 15, 17
and 21.
Remove one nut and the lock washer from the end
of the tine clutch cable (short cable). Slip the cable
up through the slot on the cable bracket on the left
handle. Rethread hex nut and lock washer on the
■end of the cable. See figure 9. Do not tighten at
this time.
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