Adjusting The Discharge Chute Latch; Inspecting And Replacing The Spark Plug - Toro Power Max 1028LXE Operator's Manual

1. Back cover
4. Move the speed selector lever to Position R2.
5. Dip your finger in automotive engine oil and lightly
lubricate hex shaft.
6. Move the speed selector lever to Position 6.
7. Lubricate the other end of the hex shaft.
8. Move the speed selector lever forward and rearward
a few times.
9. Install the back cover and return the snowthrower
to the operating position.
Inspecting and Replacing the
Spark Plug
Service Interval: Yearly—Inspect the spark plug.
Replace and/or gap it if necessary.
Use a Champion RJ-19LM or equivalent spark plug.
1. Clean around the base of the spark plug.
2. Remove the spark plug.
3. Examine the spark plug and replace it if it is cracked,
fouled, dirty, or if the electrodes are worn.
Important: Do not clean the electrodes because
grit could enter the cylinder and damage the
engine.
4. Set the gap between the electrodes on the spark plug
at 0.030 inch (0.76 mm) (Figure 53).
1. 0.030 inch (0.76 mm)
5. Install the spark plug by hand and then torque it to
15 ft-lb (20.4 N·m).
Figure 52
Figure 53
Note: If you do not have a torque wrench, tighten
the plug firmly.
Adjusting the Discharge Chute
Latch
If the discharge chute does not lock into the desired
position or does not unlock so that you can move it to
another position, adjust the discharge chute latch.
1. Remove the fastener on the gear cover (Figure 54),
lift the front of the cover up, and slide it back and
out of the way.
2. Loosen the bolt on the cable clamp (Figure 55).
1. Cable conduit
3. Grasp the cable conduit and move it toward the front
of the machine until the discharge chute latch fully
engages the gear teeth (Figure 55 and Figure 56).
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Figure 54
Figure 55
2. Cable clamp