MTD E600E Operator's Manual page 8

Cupped
Washer
Figure 6
• To align the spiral on the chute directional control,
you may have to loosen the carriage bolts and hex
lock nuts securing lower chute bracket to the
extension on the left side of the chute assembly.
See Figure 7.
Carriage
Bolts
Lower Chute
Bracket
Figure 7
• 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 8.
Hairpin
Clip
Flat
Washers
Figure 8
Hex Nut
Eye Bolt
Hex Lock
Nuts
Chute
Directional
Control
Lower Chute
Bracket
• Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the
chute directional control fully engages the teeth on
the chute assembly.
• Tighten nuts on the lower chute bracket securely.
• Tighten hex nut on the eye bolt on chute
directional control.
Attaching Shift Rod
(Hardware B)
Attach the shift rod and clutch cables as
IMPORTANT:
follows. Then check the adjustments and make any
final adjustments necessary before operating your
snow thrower. Failure to properly follow the
instructions may cause damage to the snow thrower.
• 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 9.
• 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.
• 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.
• Check for correct adjustment of the shift rod as
instructed in the Final Adjustment section before
operating the snow thrower.
Hairpin
Clip
Flat
Washer
Ferrule
Shift Arm
Assembly
Flat
Washer
Lamp Wiring
(If equipped)
• Wrap the wire from the lamp down the right handle
until the wire can be plugged into the alternator
lead wire under the fuel tank. See Figure 10. Lamp
wire must not interfere with any controls or cables.
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Shift Rod
Hairpin
Clip
Figure 9