Attaching Chute Directional Control
(Hardware C)
•Thread one hex nut about halfway onto eye bolt on the chute directional control. Insert eye bolt through the hole provided in the left handle. See Figure 4.
•Secure with cupped washer (cupped side against the handle) and other hex nut. Do not tighten until after attaching the other end of the chute directional control.
Hex Nut
Cupped
Washer 
Eye Bolt
Figure 4
•To align the spiral on the chute directional control, it may be necessary to loosen the carriage bolts and hex lock nuts which secure the lower chute bracket to the extension on the left side of the chute assembly. See Figure 5.
Carriage |
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Bolts |
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Lower Chute | Nuts |
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Bracket |
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Figure 5
•Place one flat washer on the end of the chute directional control, then insert the end of the control into the hole in the plastic bushing in the lower chute bracket. Place another flat washer on the end of the chute directional control, and insert hairpin clip into hole in the end of control. See Figure 6.
•Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the chute directional control fully engages the teeth on the chute assembly. Tighten the nuts on the lower chute bracket securely. Tighten the hex nut on the eye bolt on the chute directional control.
| Chute |
Hairpin | Directional |
Clip | Control |
Flat | Lower Chute |
Bracket | |
Washers |
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Figure 6
IMPORTANT: Attach the shift rod and clutch cables as follows. Check adjustments as instructed and make any necessary adjustments before operating your snow thrower. Failure to follow the instructions may cause damage to the snow thrower.
Attaching Shift Rod
(Use Hardware D)
•Place the shift lever (on the handle panel) in the sixth (6) speed position (all the way forward).
•Place the bent end of the shift rod into the hole in the shift arm assembly. Secure with flat washer and hairpin clip. See Figure 7.
•Start threading the ferrule onto the other end of the shift rod. Push down on the shift rod (and shift arm assembly) as far as it will go.
Hairpin |
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Clip | Flat |
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| Washer |
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| Ferrule | Shift Rod |
Shift Arm | Flat |
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Assembly | Washer |
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| Hairpin |
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| Clip |
Figure 7
•Thread the ferrule onto the shift rod until the ferrule lines up with the upper hole in the shift lever (beneath the handle panel). Insert the ferrule into the upper hole in the shift lever from the left side when adjustment is correct. Secure with flat washer and hairpin clip. See Figure 7.
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