Briggs & Stratton RIDER 13 Checking and adjusting gear control Rider, Reparation instructions

Reparation instructions

Checking and adjusting gear control Rider 11

Check the gear control adjustment by setting the gear change lever to the ”N” position. When the lever (4) goes easily into the neutral position, the control is correctly adjusted.

In other cases, the control is adjusted in the following way:

1

Detach the lock nut (1) on the ball joint.

2

Press the locking spring (2) backwards so that the spherical socket (3) can be lifted away from the pivot on the lever (4).

3

Adjust the spherical socket (3) position on the connecting rod (5) until the right adjustment is obtained.

4

Lock the setting with the lock nut (1) and press the locking spring (2) into position.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Check that the locking spring goes through the hole in the spherical socket.

Checking and adjusting freewheel clutch Rider 11

1

The freewheel clutch is correctly adjusted when the tensioning wheel's outward movement is stopped by the belt and not by the wire.

2

There should be a play (A) of 8-10 mm/5/16" - 3/8" between the wire nipple and the lever.

3

Adjust the freewheel clutch wire as follows:

•Pull out the rubber sleeve (1). Loosen the nut (2) and adjust the wire using the adjuster screw (3).

•Tighten the lock nut (2) after adjustment.

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