Spark Plug Wire
1.Disconnect spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it against the engine.
2.If engine is equipped with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to a bolt on the engine to ground. See Figure 2.
Attaching Lower Handle
(Hardware A)
1.Raise the rear of the deck and place it on a block securely.
2.Place the lower handle over the deck aligning the lower two holes in the handle with the corresponding holes on the deck. See Figure 2.
3.Attach the lower handle to the deck with shoulder screws in the upper hole and hex screws in the lower hole as shown in Figure 3, secure both with hex flange locknuts. Using two 1/2” wrenches, tighten securely.
Attaching Upper Handle
(Hardware B)
1.Place the upper handle in position over the lower handle. The blade control must be on the upper side of the handle.
2.Secure the upper handle to the lower handle using the carriage bolts, lockwashers and hex nuts, see Figure 4. Make sure that the carriage bolt heads go on the outside of the handle.
Attaching Blade Control Handle
| Spark Plug |
| Wire |
Bolt | Spark |
Plug | |
| Wire |
| Spark Plug |
Figure 2
Lower Handle
Shoulder Screw 
Hex Screw
Figure 3
Lockwasher
Hex Nut
Carriage Bolt
NOTE: If the blade control handle got displaced either |
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during shipping or during assembly of other two handles, | Figure 4 |
reassemble it now. If the blade control handle is firmly |
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secured in place, you may proceed to the next assembly. |
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1.To reattach the blade control handle to the upper handle, first identify the proper holes in the upper handle. This can be done by placing the blade control handle flat against the upper handle. The ends of the blade control handle will approximate the hole positions.
2.Insert the curved end of the blade control handle into the right hole. See Figure 5.
3.Squeeze the handle in, and insert the straight end of the blade control handle into the left hole of the upper handle.
4.Squeeze the blade control handle against the upper handle to check for proper assembly.
NOTE: The hole in the blade control handle must be on the left side and the control handle must touch the upper handle when squeezed.
Blade Control |
Handle |
Insert curved end |
of control handle |
here. |
Figure 5 |
IMPORTANT |
The blade control handle is a safety device. Never attempt to bypass its operations.
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