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8. Take two of the red plastic ties from the hard-
ware
bag. Locate
them as shown in Photo
2-18 .
Space
them about
two feet
apart.
The
serrated
side
of each
plastic
tie
should
be
on
the
inside of
the loop
when
you wrap the tie
around
the
handlebar
and
Engine Throttle
Lever
cable.
Tighten
each
tie
by
pulling
on
the fr
ee
end.
Snip
off
any
excess with a
scissor.
Ph
oto
2-
18
:
Se
cure
Engine Throttle Cable
to
Handlebars with two
plastic
ties.
STEP 8:
ATTACHING
THE
WHEELGEAR
LEVER
TO
THE
CONTROL PANEL
(Econo-Horse
and
Pony Models
only)
The Wheel Gear
cabie
is wrapped around the
transmission
for shipping purposes.
Unwrap
the
cable
and install it as
follows:
1. Locate the last two #10-32
x
1/2"
slotted
head
screws, #10-32 nuts,
and #10
lockwashers.
2.
Position the
Wheel
Gear
cable
along the side
and up the left
handlebar.
3.
Position
the
Wheei
Gear Lever
beneath
the
control
panel.
Insert
the lever up
through
the
slot
in the
panel marked
"WHEEL
GEAR."
4. Insert
both of
the
screws
through a
"+"
mark
on
the
control
panel
decal.
Align
the
holes
in the
Whee
l
Gear
Leve
r base with
the screws and
place the
base
over
the
screws.
5.
Double check
to
make
sure
that the screws go
through the holes
in the
lever's base
.
Install
a
lockwasher
and nut on each of
the
screws.
Use
a
3/8
" wrench
and
a
flat tip
screwdriver.
Photo
2-19:
Installing the Wheel Gear
Lever.
(Econo-
Horse and Pony Models only)
6.
Place the Wheel Gear
Lever
knob on the end
of the
Wheel Gear
Lever.
Use the piece of wood
to tap the knob
until
it
seats on
the
lever.
Photo 2
-20:
Installing Whee l Gea
r
Lever Knob
.
(Econo-Horse and
Pony
Models
only.)
7.
Use
the two remaining
plastic
ties
in the
hard-
ware bag to secure the Wheel Gear cable to the
left-hand
handlebar.
Position the ties as shown
in
Photo 2-21. Remember
that
the serrated side
of the tie should be on the
inside
when you loop
the tie around the
handlebar
and Wheel Gear
cable.
After you've tightened the ties by pulling
on the loose ends,
snip
off any excess.
Photo
2-21:
Secure Wheel Gear
Cable
to
Handlebar.
IEcono-Horse
and
Pony
Models.)
STEP
9:
ADJUSTING THE AIR
PRESSURE
IN THE TIRE
S
To be sure of a good
seal
between the tires
and whee
ls ,
we
've
inf lat ed you
r till
er 's
tires
above the recommended
operating
pressure.
Before
using your
tiller,
be
sure
to
evenly de-
flate
both tires until their pressure is 15 to 20 psi
(pounds per square
inch).
You can check the air
pressure with
an automot
ive-type
tire pressure
gauge.
Be sure that both tires have the same air
pres-
sure or
the tiller
wilt pull to one side when you
are using it.
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