MTD 435 Assembling Your Lawn Mower, Removing Unit From Carton, Tools Required, Assembling Handle

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER

Removing Unit From Carton

•Remove staples, break glue on top flaps or cut tape at carton end and peel top flap to open carton.

•Remove loose parts if included with unit.

•Cut corners and lay carton down flat. Remove packing material.

•Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton thoroughly for loose parts.

NOTE: Make sure not to crimp cables while removing the loose parts or the entire unit from the carton.

Tools Required

•Pair of Pliers

•Funnel

•Raise the lower handle, as shown in Figure 2 , until it snaps into place.

•Raise the upper handle as shown in Figure 2 .

•Tighten the two wing nuts which are already on the handle. See Figure 3 .

	Tighten these
	wing nuts
	Lower
Upper	Handle
Handle

Figure 3

NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower is observed from the operating position.

Disconnecting Spark Plug

•Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it to retaining post on the engine. See Figure 1.

Figure 1

Assembling Handle

•For shipping purposes, the grass bag was placed on top of the unit. Remove it from the unit and set it out of the way. See Figure 2 .

NOTE: Make sure to route the cables outside the lower handle. Also do not crimp the cables while lifting the handle up.

•Using a pair of pliers, squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the handle mounting bracket. Remove the hairpin clips from the outer hole in the weld pins on the handle mounting brackets.

•Make sure washer is placed next to lower handle and insert the hairpin clip into the inner hole on the weld pin. Repeat on other side. See Figure 4.

Handle Mounting

Bracket

Insert Hairpin Clip

Washer

Hairpin Clip

Weld Pin

Figure 4

Figure 2

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