Check And Adjust The Cables; Speed Selector Cable Adjustment; Auger Control Cable Adjustment - Simplicity 1695665 Manual

MAINTENANCE

CHECK AND ADJUST THE CABLES

The cables are adjusted at the factory and no adjustment should be
necessary. If the cables have become stretched or are sagging adjustment
will be necessary. Whenever the belts are adjusted or replaced, the cables
will need to be adjusted.

SPEED SELECTOR CABLE ADJUSTMENT

1. Loosen the two nuts (see Figure 29).
2. Place the shift lever in 5th gear.
3. Push the lower rod into the housing and tighten the two nuts. Do not
lift up or down on rods while tightening. Make sure the shoulders of
the carriage bolts are in the slots.
4. Always check traction drive tension and auger drive tension after ad-
justing speed selector.
Adjusting Speed Selector Cable

AUGER CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTMENT

WARNING: Do not over-tighten, as this may lift the
lever and cause auger drive to be engaged without
depressing the Auger Control.
1. With the drive lever released, the hook (see Figure 30) should barely
touch the lever without raising it. There can be a maximum 1/32"
(0.8 mm) clearance as shown.
2. To adjust, loosen nut by holding the adjusting flats and turning nut.
Turn adjustment flats and hold screw. The adjustment screw is a
phillips screw and the head can be held or turned by inserting a
screwdriver through the spring.
3. Hold adjusting flats and tighten nut.
4. Start unit and check auger. auger must not be engaged unless auger
control is depressed.
5. With engine running, fully depress auger control, the auger should
engage and run normally.
6. Release auger control. The auger must stop within 5 seconds.
7. If auger does not operate properly, stop engine and recheck drive
linkage adjustments.
8. If drive linkage is properly adjusted, auger drive belt tension may re-
quire adjustment. See "Belt Adjustment" in this section of the man-
ual.
7/16
Figure 29
Adjusting Auger Control Cable
26
3/8
1/32˝
(.8 mm)
Figure 30