Installing The Traction Rod; Installing The Auger/Impeller Drive Control Linkage - Toro 38063 Operator's Manual

Installing the Traction Rod

1. Thread the flange locknut (flange side up) onto the
bottom of the traction control rod, below the loop in the
lower traction rod (Fig. 3).
2. Adjust the two flange nuts up or down on the traction
rod until the distance between the top of the handgrip
and the bottom of the traction control lever is
approximately 4-3/8 inches (11 centimeters) as shown
in Figure 6.
Figure 6
1. Traction control lever
2. Handgrip
3. 4-3/8 inches
(11 centimeters)
3. Tighten the two flange nuts until they are finger tight.
4. Move the speed selector (Fig. 13) into third gear.
Note: If the speed selector does not move into third
gear, adjust the speed selector before continuing. Refer
to Adjusting the Speed Selector on page 20.
5. Slowly pull the snowthrower backward while slowly
pressing the traction control lever toward the handgrip.
Note: The adjustment is correct when the wheels stop
rolling backward and the distance between the top of
the handgrip and the bottom of the traction control lever
is one to two inches (2.5 to 5.0 centimeters) as shown in
Figure 6.
6. Adjust the two flange nuts, if necessary, to obtain the
proper distance between the top of the handgrip and the
bottom of the traction control lever.
7. Tighten the flange nuts securely.
Installing the Auger/Impeller
Drive Control Linkage
1. Loosen the jam nut above the clevis on the upper
control rod (Fig. 7).
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4. One to two inches (2.5 to
5.0 centimeters)
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Figure 7
1. Upper control rod
2. Jam nut
3. Clevis
2. Align the holes in the clevis and the lower control rod
and insert the clevis pin (Fig. 7).
3. Check the distance between the top of the handgrip and
the bottom of the auger/impeller drive control lever
(Fig. 8). The distance should be approximately four
inches (ten centimeters).
Figure 8
1. One to two inches (2.5 to
5.0 centimeters)
2. Four inches
(ten centimeters)
4. Press the auger/impeller drive control lever slowly
toward the handgrip.
Note: The amount of force needed to compress the
lever increases noticeably when you remove the slack
from the auger/impeller drive belt (approximately
one-half of the lever movement). The adjustment is
correct when the force begins to increase and the
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4. Cotter pin
5. Clevis pin
6. Lower control rod
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3. Handgrip
4. Auger/impeller control
lever