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Controls System
Maintenance
Adjusting the Blade Brake
Cable
Whenever you install a new blade brake cable or replace
the blade brake assembly, adjust the spring tension on
the blade brake cable.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 11).
3. Remove the fuel tank from the tank bracket.
Note: You do not need to disconnect the fuel line
from the fuel tank.
4. Reset the cable adjuster on the handle so that 1/4
inch (6 mm) of the threads show, then tighten the
nut (Figure 26).
Figure 26
1. Cable adjuster
2. Nut
5. Loosen the cable clamp screw until the brake cable
conduit slides (Figure 27).
3. 1/4 inch (6 mm) of threads
1. Spring
2. Brake cable conduit
6. Hold the blade control bar so that the outside of the
bar is 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) from the outside of the
handle, and pull the cable to the remove the slack,
but do not put tension on the spring (Figure 28).
1. 5-1/2 inches (14 cm)
2. Handle
7. Torque the cable clamp screw to 100 to 120 in-lb (11
to 14 N-m) to lock the adjustment in place.
8. Measure the length of the spring both before and
after engaging the blade control bar. The difference
between these 2 lengths is the spring stretch.
Note: The spring stretch must be between 0.290
and 0.310 inches (7.4 to 7.9 mm). You may need
20
Figure 27
3. Cable clamp screw
Figure 28
3. Blade control bar
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