Checking the Control Cable

Adjusting the Control Cable

Service Interval: After the first hour—Check the control cable and adjust it if necessary.

Yearly—Check the control cable and adjust it if necessary.

Move the control bar back toward the handle to remove the slack in the control cable (Figure 20).

	Figure 20
1. Control bar	2. 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch (2
	mm to 3 mm) gap

Note: Ensure that a 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch (2 mm to 3

mm)gap exists between the control bar and the handle (Figure 20).

Important: The control cable must contain some slack when you disengage the control bar for the rotor blades to stop properly.

Adjusting the Control Cable

1.Slide up the spring cover and unhook the spring from the adjuster link (Figure 21).

Figure 21

1.	Adjuster link	3.	Spring cover
2.	Z-fitting	4.	Unhook the spring here.

Note: You can pull up the adjuster link and cable to make unhooking the spring easier.

2.Move the Z-fitting to a higher or lower hole on the adjuster link as needed to obtain the 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch (2 mm to 3 mm) gap between the control bar and the handle (Figure 20).

Note: Moving the Z-fitting higher decreases the gap between the control bar and the handle; moving it lower increases the gap.

3.Hook the spring to the adjuster link and slide the spring cover over the adjuster link.

4.Check the adjustment; refer to Checking the Control Cable.

Note: After extended use, the drive belt may wear and lose its proper belt tension. If the drive belt slips (continuously squeals) under a heavy load, disconnect the spring from the adjustor link and move the upper end of the spring to the hole that is further from the pivot point in the control bar (Figure 22). Then connect the spring to the adjustor link and adjust the control cable.