Handle Height Adjustment - Cub Cadet LT1042 Operator's Manual

Handle Height Adjustment

Your mower is shipped with the handle in the higher
height position. To lower the handle height, proceed as
follows.
• Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
• Remove the upper handle by removing the wing
nuts and carriage bolts. Lay the upper handle out of
the way, being careful not to bend or kink the
cables.
• Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on the
handle brackets and remove the wing nuts and
carriage bolts from the upper hole on the handle
mounting bracket. Press out on the legs of the
lower handle and remove lower handle from the
mower.
• Turn lower handle around so the notch on the
bottom of the lower handle is facing forward.
See Figure 13.
• Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in the
handle over the weld pins in the handle mounting
bracket.
• Place the hairpin clips in the inner holes in the weld
pins and insert the carriage bolts the upper hole on
the handle mounting bracket and secure with
plastic wing nuts.
• Reassemble the upper handle to the lower handle.
• Attach the starter rope as instructed in the
Assembly Section.
Lower Handle
Figure 13
Drive Clutch Control
The adjustment wheel is located in the drive clutch
control handle housing and is used to tighten or loosen
the drive belt. You will have to adjust the drive clutch
control if any of the following happens:
• The mower does not propel itself with the drive
clutch engaged.
• The mower's drive wheels hesitate with the drive
clutch engaged.
To resolve the above problems, rotate the adjustment
wheel with your fingers. Clockwise to tighten the cable
and counter-clockwise to loosen the cable.
See Figure 14
Adjustment
Wheel
NOTE: For some people the drive clutch control may
not be in a comfortable position. You can adjust the
handle out by tightening the adjustment wheel.
Shift Lever Cable
Periodic adjustment of the six speed shift cable may be
necessary due to normal wear on the cable. Adjustment
is needed if all six speeds do not work.
The adjustable cable bracket is located on the left side
of the mower beside the engine. See Figure 15
Hex Nut
Notch
• Start engine and place shift lever in the sixth speed
position. See Figure 14.
• Stop the engine and disconnect spark plug wire
and ground it against engine.
• Loosen hex nut which secures the adjustable cable
bracket. See Figure 15.
• Push back on the adjsutable cable bracket and
tighten hex nut.
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Bottom View
Drive Clutch
Shift Lever
Control
Figure 14
Adjustable Cable
Bracket
Figure 15
Upper
Handle
PUSH