Section 3: Assembling Your Lawnmower; Tools Required - MTD 410 Series Operator's Manual

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWNMOWER
Unpacking
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut
tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open
carton.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
owner's manual, etc.).
• Cut along corners and lay carton down flat.
• Remove packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
ToolsRequired
1. Pair of Pliers
2. Funnel
NOTE: This operator's manual covers various models
of lawn mowers. Follow only those instructions which
pertain to your unit.
Disconnect SparkPlug Wire
Spark Plug Wire
With Rubber Boot
Spa/rk
Plug
V-Slot
Engines with rubber boot
Plug
Wire
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Retaining Spark
Post lug
Spark Plug
Wire
Tecumseh engines
Figure I
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect
spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it
against the engine. See Figure 1.
• In the case of lawn mowers where engine is
equipped with a rubber boot, attach rubber boot to
a bolt on the engine to ground. See Figure 1.
Hardware P ack
Please identify each piece of the hardware pack as
shown in Figure 2 here.
Wing Carriage
Nut (2) Bolt (2)
Figure 2
Assembling Handle
NOTE: Reference to right or left side of the mower is
observed from the operating position.
Remove any packing material which may be
between the upper and lower handles for shipping
purposes.
Pull up and back on the upper handle to raise the
handle into the operating position. Make certain the
lower handle is seated securely into the handle
mounting brackets.
Tighten
hand knob
Tighten
hand knob
Figure 3
• Tighten the hand knobs securing upper handle to
lower handle (carriage bolts must be seated
properly into the handle). See Figure 3.
• For shipping purposes, the hairpin clip is placed in
the outer hole of the weld pin on the lower handle.
Remove the hairpin clip from the outer hole of the
weld pin. See Figure 4.
• Using a pair of pliers, insert the hairpin clip into the
inner hole on the weld pin. Repeat on other side.
See Figure 4.