Installing The Chute Control Rod - Toro 38597 Operator's Manual

6. Lift up on the speed control rod and insert the
trunnion into the hole in the speed selector lever
(Figure 6).
Note: If the trunnion does not fit into the hole
when you lift up on the speed control rod, rotate the
trunnion upward or downward on the speed control
rod until it fits.
7. Secure the trunnion and upper end of the speed
control rod with the outer washer and a hairpin
cotter you previously removed.
Note: For easier installation, look down through
the opening in the speed selector (Figure 8).
1. Speed selector
3. Installing the Chute Control
Rod
2 Carriage bolts
2 Locknuts
Procedure
1. Unwrap the Quick Stick and rotate it so that it is
upright and in the center.
2. Hold the blue trigger cap down and pull the lever
fully rearward.
Note: The discharge chute and deflector should
face forward. If they do not, hold the blue trigger
Figure 7
Figure 8
cap down (but do not move the Quick Stick) and
rotate the discharge chute until they do.
3. Align the flattened back end of the long chute
control rod with the flattened front end of the short
rod that extends from the control panel so that they
nest together (Figure 9).
1. Short rod
4. Insert the front end of the rod into the opening in
the back of the chute gear cover until it slides into
the chute gear (Figure 10).
5. Align the holes in the nested ends of the rods and
insert 2 carriage bolts (in the loose parts bag) through
the short rod from the left side of the snowthrower
(from the operating position).
6. Insert the cable clip that supports the deflector
cable onto the forward carriage bolt, and secure the
carriage bolts with locknuts from the loose parts bag
(Figure 11).
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Figure 9
2. Long chute control rod
Figure 10