MTD E740F - Manual (Page 7)

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eye Bolt
Hex Nut
Cupped
Washer
Lower Chute
Bracket
Hex Lock
Nuts
Carriage
Bolts
Chute
Hairpin
Lower Chute
Bracket
Flat
Washers
Clip
Directional
Control
Hairpin
Clip
Flat
Washer
Ferrule
Shift Arm
Assembly Flat
Washer
Hairpin
Clip
Shift Rod