MTD 219-406-000 - Manual (Page 6)

Belleville
Washers ((!)
FIGURE 7.
FIGURE 8 .
2. Place handle assembly in position on the tiller.
Working on one side of the unit, insert one hex bolt
(F) through belleville washer (G) (crowned side of
washer goes against head of bolt), then through
bottom hole of handle and handle mounting
bracket. Secure loosely with lock washer (H) and
-hex nut (I). See figure 7.
3. Align the other side of the handle with the handle
mounting bracket. It may be necessary to use force
to spring the handle over the handle mounting
bracket. Secure loosely with hex bolt, belleville
washer, lock washer and hex nut.
4. Secure upper hole in handle to handle mounting
bracket (both sides) in the same manner.
5. Tighten securely all four nuts and bolts which
secure the handles to the handle mounting
brackets. Then tighten the four nuts at the handle
panel.
THROTTLE CONTROL INSTALLATION
Assemble the throttle control to the handle panel as
follows.
1. 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
8 A.
2. After the end of the lever is through the slot, turn
and then tip the control forward as shown in figure
------- 8 B 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
8 B.
Tine
FIGURE 9.
3. 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 8 D.
ATTACHING THE CONTROL CABLES
The control cables are already attached to the unit. The
tine control cable and the forward drive cable have “Z”
-fittings on the loose end. Refer to figure 9 for cable iden­
tification when attaching the cables.
NOTE
Both the drive control cables and the
tine control cable are attached to
springs, which are hooked to bolts. If
either the cable or spring has come
loose in shipping, it must be re­
assembled. Refer to page 18, ref­
erence numbers 2, 5, 11, 12, 15 and 17.