Bolens TMO-3394704 - Manual (Page 12)

13. Place ferrule into speed control lever slot, and
secure with fiat washer and hairpin clip. Release
the clutch-brake pedal.
SPEED CONTROL ADJUSTMENT (See Figure 11)
NOTE: When operating the unit initially or after
replacing the belts, there will be little difference
between the highest two speeds until after the belts
have gone through a break-in period and have seated
themselves into the pulleys.
First, adjust the speed control lever as follows:
1. Place the shift lever in Neutral position.
2. Start the engine.
3. Place the speed control lever in high speed posi­
tion.
4. Release the clutch-brake pedal completely, then
slowly depress the pedal all the way (to disen­
gaged position). Hold the pedal in this position.
5. Turn the engine off.
6. After engine stops completely, release the clutch-
brake pedal.
7. Disconnect the speed control link from the vari­
able speed bracket by removing the hairpin clip
and flat washer from the stud located on the bot­
tom side of the variable speed bracket.
8. Depress the clutch-brake pedal forward until the
stop on the clutch-brake pedal assembly hits
solidly against the underside of the frame.
9. Remove the hairpin clip and flat washer from the
rod attached to the back of the speed control
lever.
10. Place the speed control lever in parking brake
position.
11. Thread the ferrule on the rod until the ferrule slips
into the bottom end of the slot in the speed con­
trol lever, then thread the ferrule do^vn on the rod
one full turn (to shorten).
12. Place speed control lever in first position.
FIGURE 11.
Next, adjust the speed control link as follows to obtain
the correct neutral adjustment.
1. Push the clutch-brake pedal backward by hand
as far as it will go using light pressure. Hold it in
this position as you make the following adjust­
ment.
2. Thread the speed control link into or out of the
ferrule until the eyelet on the opposite end of the
link slips onto the stud on the bottom side of the
variable speed bracket.
3. Secure the speed control link to the variable
speed bracket with flat washer and hairpin clip.
NEUTRAL .ADJUSTMENT (Wheel Drive)
1. Place the transmission in neutral. (The unit will
move freely when pushed forward and backward
with the parking brake released.)
2. Loosen the bolt which secures the shift lever
assembly to the shift lever adjusting link. See fig­
ure 12.
3. Place the shift lever in the neutral slot. See figure
12 .
4. Tighten the belt to 13 foot pounds.
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