Shindaiwa 81604 - Manual (Page 6)

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251043 3/16-1/4 inch (4-6 mm)
Throttle Free Play
Adjust Throttle Lever Free Play
1. Loosen the air cleaner cover knob and
remove the air cleaner cover.
See Figure 7.
. Loosen the lock nut on the cable ad-
juster. See Figure 8.
Cable
Adjuster
Assembly and Adjustments
Figure 7
Figure 8
The throttle lever free play should be ap-
proximately /16-1/4 inch (4-6 mm). See
Figure 6. Make sure that the throttle lever
operates smoothly without binding.
If it becomes necessary to adjust the lever
free play, follow the procedures and illustra-
tions that follow.
Figure 6
. Turn the cable adjuster in or out as
required to obtain proper free play
/16-1/4 inch (4-6 mm). See Figure 8.
4. Tighten the locknut.
Lock
Nut
5. Reinstall the air cleaner cover.
Assembly and Adjustments
Install Gearcase Assembly
1. Loosen gearcase clamp screw.
. Remove the gearcase index screw.
. Slide the gearcase oriented as shown in
Figure 5 onto the shaft tube insuring that
the flex drive is engaged in the gearcase.
NOTE:
It may be necessary to pull the flex cable out
from the shaft tube, engage into the gearcase
and then slide the assembly onto the shaft tube.
4. Reinstall the index screw and tighten
securely.
5. Tighten the clamp screw and torque to
5 – 69 inch pounds.
Figure 5