Wheels/Tines PTO Drive Lever

1.Loosen the bolt on the handlebar base and swing the handlebars out to the right side. See Fig. 3-1.

2.Remove both sets of nuts, star washers, screws, and one bushing from the yoke plates. See Fig. 3-6. There is a bushing inside the short link. Be careful not to lose it when removing screw.

4.Align the rear most holes of the yoke plates and the Wheels/Tines PTO Lever. Use long nose pliers to hold the bushing in place while inserting the screw through the lever and yoke plates. See Fig. 3-8. Install the star washer and the nut then hand tighten.

Bushing

Yoke Plates

Star Washers

Bushing Screw

Screw

Star

Washer Nut

Nut

Long Link

Short Link

Figure 3-6

3.Slide the plates at the end of the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever over the yoke plates. See Fig. 3-7. To aid in the next step, insert a screw temporarily into the forward most holes of the yoke plates and the lever.

Wheels/Tines/PTO

Drive Lever

Plates

Wheel

Speed

Lever

Forward Hole

Figure 3-7

Figure 3-8

5.Retrieve the clutch pawl spring from hardware bag. Remove the temporary screw from the forward holes inserted in Step 3 and move the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever fully forward. Install the wider hook end of the clutch pawl spring down into the small hole at the end of the handle. Use pliers to insert the other end into the hole in the long link bar. See Fig. 3-9.

Clutch

Pawl

Spring

Long

Link

Bar

Figure 3-9

NOTE: Do not bend or over stretch the spring while installing.

Section 2— Assembly & Set-Up