Section 2: Assembly

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K

G

I

H

 

A

 

 

M

O

N

L

Fig. 2-3: Wheel in FREEWHEEL position (wheel drive pin through wheel shaft only).

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STEP 4: INSTALL FORWARD

H

G

CLUTCH CABLE

 

1. Attach the forward clutch cable bracket

 

E

 

(P, Fig. 2-4) to the handlebar support (A)

F

G

with a 1/4"-20 x 1-1/4" hex hd. screw (R)

and 1/4"-20 hex locknut (S). Tighten

 

 

securely.

 

J

 

 

2. Carefully unwrap the forward clutch

 

 

 

cable (cable without an attached knob)

 

 

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H

 

from its shipping position and slide the

 

B

 

 

thin cable wire (T, Fig. 2-4) into the slot in

C

 

 

 

the cable bracket. Push the cable con-

 

 

 

nector (U, Fig. 2-4) up through the hole in

D

 

 

 

the bracket until the groove in the con-

Fig. 2-2: Attach handlebar.

 

 

nector snaps into place.

 

 

3. Insert the #10-24 x 2" slotted hd. screw

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: Before starting the engine,

(V, Fig. 2-5) down through the hooked

 

end of the cable spring (W) until the screw

2. Remove the hairpin cotter (L, Fig. 2-3)

the wheels must be placed in the WHEEL

threads extend through the spring.

DRIVE position (pins through wheel hubs

and wheel drive pin (M) from the wheel

 

and wheel shaft). This procedure is

 

hub (O) and wheel shaft (N).

 

described in Wheel Drive Pins in Section 3.

 

3. Slide the wheel fully inward on the

 

 

 

 

 

wheel shaft (N, Fig. 2-3). Reinstall the

 

 

 

 

wheel drive pin (M) through the wheel

 

 

 

 

shaft only (not through the wheel hub).

 

 

R

 

Secure the wheel drive pin with the hairpin

 

 

 

 

P

T

 

cotter (L), pushing the hairpin cotter in as

 

A

 

far as it will go. The wheel should now

 

 

 

T

spin freely (freewheel) on the wheel shaft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repeat with the other wheel.

 

 

 

 

4. Use the handlebar to roll the tiller to a flat area.

U

S

Fig. 2-4: Installing forward clutch cable bracket and cable.

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12229 specifications

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