MTD 406 - Manual (Page 6)

FIGURE 11.
Flat End of
Reverse Clutch
Tine Control Cable (Attaches to Left Handle)
1. Remove one nut and the lock washer from the
end of the tine control cable. Slip the cable up
through the slot on the cable bracket on the left
handle. Rethread hex nut and lock washer on the
------ end of the cable. See figure 10. Do not tighten at
this time.
2. Hook the “Z” end of tine control cable into the
hole in tine clutch lever.
3. With the clutch lever released (in the “up” posi­
tion), adjust the bottom nut at the cable bracket
so there is only a slight amount of slack in the
control wire. Tighten the upper nut against the
bracket. Squeeze the clutch lever against the
handle. The control wire should now be straight.
------ See figure 11.
NOTE: Do not overtighten control wire. Too much ten­
sion may cause it to break.
Forward Drive Control Cable
(Attaches to Right Handle)
Attach the forward drive control cable (refer to figure
9) to the right handle in the same manner in which the
tine control cable was attached.
A
WARNING: Final adjustment of the for­
ward and reverse drive cables must be
made as instructed in the Final Adjust­
ment section before operating the tiller.
Reverse Drive Control Cable
1. Push the flat end of reverse drive clutch lever
through the slot in the handle panel. See figure
-------- 12 .
2. Attach the end of drive control cable to the upper
hole of reverse drive clutch lever (W), using hex
bolt (R) and hex lock nut (S). See figure 13.
3. Remove one nut and the lock washer from the
end of the reverse drive control cable. Thread the
other hex nut all the way down the cable as far as
------- it will go as shown in figure 13.
4. Slip the wire on the cable through the inside slot
In the cable bracket as shown in figure 12. Push
the ends of the cable up through the holes in the
bracket. Rethread hex nut and lock washer on the
end of the cable. Do tighten at this time.
5. Place end of reverse drive clutch lever over weld
bolt on handle panel. See figure 12.