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Drive Clutch Cable Adjustment
1. Remove the grass
bag and raise the
discharge guard.
2. Remove the screw
from the
transmission cover
plate and remove
the cover plate.
3. Set the rear cutting
height adjusters in
the highest cutting
height position.
4. Move the shift lever
to the slowest
position.
5. Push the drive
clutch lever all the
way forward and
hold it against the
handlebar.
6. While holding the
drive clutch lever all
the way forward, look
through the cover
plate hole and check
the position of the
control arm.
The center of the
notch on the control
arm should align with
the index mark on the
transmission case.
7. If adjustment is
necessary, loosen the
drive clutch cable lock
nuts with a 10 mm
wrench and move the
adjuster up or down
as required.
8. Tighten the lock nuts.
9. Operate the clutch lever several times and recheck control arm
alignment.
10.After the control arm is
precisely aligned, re-install
the transmission cover
plate.
11.Start the engine and
operate the drive clutch
lever. Check to be sure
the drive clutch lever
operates properly.
If the drive clutch lever
does not operate properly
after the cable is correctly
adjusted, take the mower
to an authorized Honda
servicing dealer for repair.
Throttle Lever Cable Inspection
Throttle cable adjustment is necessary if the throttle lever does not
operate the choke properly.
You can inspect choke operation by observing the movement of the
choke arm, which is located on top of the carburetor.
1. Move the throttle lever to the
CHOKE position. The choke
arm should move
counterclockwise until it
contacts the stop post on the
carburetor.
Push the choke arm with your
finger to verify that it has moved
as far as it will go.
2. Move the throttle lever to the
FAST position. The choke arm
should move clockwise until it
contacts the stop post on the
carburetor.
Push the choke arm with your
finger to verify that it has
moved as far as it will go.
3. If the choke arm does not
move all the way to its stop in
either direction, take the
mower to an authorized Honda
servicing dealer. Throttle cable
adjustment involves related
control plate adjustments.
TRANSMISSION
COVER PLATE
FAST
SHIFT
LEVER
SLOW
DRIVE CLUTCH
LEVER
INDEX
MARK
CONTROL
ARM
NOTCH
ADJUSTER
LOCK NUTS
CHOKE
STOP
FAST
THROTTLE LEVER
CHOKE ARM