Troy-Bilt 13027 - Manual (Page 12)

WARNING
It is essential that the assem­
bly steps be followed accu­
rately and completely. Failure
to comply can result in a haz­
ardous operating condition
which could lead to serious
personal injury or property
damage. Please read and fol­
low these assembly and prepa­
ration instructions.
Step 5: Install Steering Wheel
You will need the steering
wheel and the roll pin. Tools
needed are a hammer and a long
flat punch. (NOTE: The roll pin
may already be started in the steer­
ing wheel hub.)
1. Remove tape from steering col­
umn, lubricate the column with
grease, then place the steering
wheel (roll pin may already be
partially in the hole in the side of
the steering wheel hub) down on
the steering column.
Figure 2-5: Slide the steering wheel
over the steering column. Align the
holes and tap the roll pin through
the holes to secure the wheel.
2. Turn the wheel slowly until the
holes in the wheel hub are aligned
with the holes in the steering col­
umn. See Figure 2-5. When
aligned, tap the roll pin through
the hub and the column. Use the
punch to tap the roll pin in until it
is flush with the hub.
Step 6: Install Tractor Seat
The seat must be attached using
the hardware that comes already
mounted on the seat bottom.
Remove this hardware from the
seat first. You should then have
the following loose hardware: 2
knobs and the 2 flat washers mated
with the knobs; 2 screws, 2 steel
washers, 2 nylon washers, and 2
wave washers.
1. Attach the electrical connector
at the bottom of the seat to the
wire harness connector coming out
of the middle of the rear fender as­
sembly. See Figure 2-7. These
two connectors must be securely
plugged together for safety rea­
sons— they allow the automatic
engine shutoff feature to work if
you leave the operator’s seat with­
out turning off the engine or en­
gaging the parking brake. The
wire harness must also move
freely when the seat is moved for­
ward or backward.
2. Place the seat on the seat sup­
port. Very loosely secure the rear
of the seat to the seat support with
the two knobs and the two flat
washers that accompanied them.
Refer to Figure 2-6.
3. At the front of the seat, slide a
metal washer between the seat and
the seat support (see Fig.’ 2-6).
Next slide a wave washer and then
a nylon washer on each of the two
screws and insert the screws from
underneath the seat support. The
screws must pass up through the
seat support, the metal washer and
the seat frame. See Figure 2-6.
Securely tighten the screws.
4. If the seat is propped up, lower
it. Adjust the seat forward and
backward until comfortable for
you. Tighten the two knobs at the
rear of the seat.
Figure 2-6: Remove hardware from seat first. Place seat on seat support.
Mount knobs and washers at rear. Mount screws and washers at front.
Figure 2-7:
Connect the
wire coming
up from the
fender to the
electrical
switch under­
neath the seat.