Assembling Your Lawn Mower - MTD 430-439 Series Operator's Manual

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Removing Unit From Carton
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps or cut tape
at carton end and peel top flap to open carton.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit.
• Cut corners and lay carton down flat. Remove
packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
NOTE: Make sure not to crimp cables while removing
the loose parts or the entire unit from the carton.
Tools Required
• Pair of Pliers
• Funnel
• Set of adjustable wrenches
NOTE: This manual covers several models of lawn
mowers. Folow the information pertaining to your
mower only. Reference to right or left hand side of the
mower is observed from the operating position.
Disconnecting Spark Plug
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the
spark plug wire from the spark plug, and ground it to
a bolt, retaining post or V-slot on the engine. See
Figure 1.
Spark Plug Wire
All Engines with Rubber Boot
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Figure 1
Assembling Handle
• For shipping purposes, the grass bag was placed
on top of the unit. Remove it from the unit and set it
out of the way. See Figure 2 .
Spark Plug
Tecumseh Engines
• Raise the lower handle, as shown in Figure 2 , till it
snaps into place.
• Raise the upper handle as shown in Figure 2 .
• Tighten the two wing nuts which are already on the
handle. See Figure 3 .
Upper
Handle
NOTE: Make sure to route the cables outside the lower
handle. Also do not crimp the cables while lifting the
handle up.
• 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.
• Using a pair of pliers, insert the hairpin clip into the
inner hole in the weld pin. Repeat on the other side.
See Figure 4 .
Lower Handle
Hairpin Clip
7
Figure 2
Tighten these
wing nuts
Lower
Handle
Figure 3
Inner Hole
Figure 4