Bolens 116-312-000 - Manual (Page 5)

Insert the rope guide bolt (A) through the right hand
-side of upper and lower handle. See figure 4.
Secure with took washer (C) and hex nut (D), finger
tight only.
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Route the brake cable under the lower handle.
Place the end of the brake cable into the upper
hole on the bottom of the control housing, and
through the slot in the side of the housing as shown
■ in figure 5. The angle of the flange on the plastic
fitting must be positioned downward as shown. Be
careful not to bend or kink the cable.
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Brake cable must be assembled as
shown for proper blade brake opera­
tion.
7. Snap the plastic fitting on the end of the cable in­
to the control housing. Hook the “Z” end of the
brake cable into the hole in the blade control han-
— die. See figure 6.
8. The starter rope is wound around the starter han­
dle. Maintain the tension on the rope as you un­
wind it.