Installing The Traction Rod; Installing The Auger/Impeller Drive Control Linkage - Toro 38086 Operator's Manual

Figure 7
1. Speed selector rod
4. Install the speed selector rod into the selector arm, add
one flat washer on the rod and secure it with a cotter
pin (Fig. 6).
Note:
If speed selector will not move into fifth gear or
does not meet your speed requirements, adjust the speed
selector. Refer to Adjusting the Speed Selector on page 23.

Installing the Traction Rod

1. Slide the spring onto the bottom of the traction control
rod (Fig. 8).
Figure 8
1. Traction control rod
2. Spring
2. Thread a flange locknut (flange side up) onto the
bottom of the traction control rod below the spring
(Fig. 8).
3. Adjust the flange locknut up or down on the traction
control rod until the distance between the top of the
handgrip and the bottom of the traction control lever
(Fig. 9) is approximately five inches (12.7 cm).
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2. Trunnion
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3. Flange locknut
1. Traction control lever
2. Handgrip
3. Approximately 5 inches
(12.7 cm)
4. Move the speed selector (Fig. 18) into fifth gear.
5. Slowly pull the snowthrower backward while slowly
depressing the traction control lever toward the handle.
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
(Fig. 9) is three to four inches (7.6 to 10.2 cm)
6. Adjust the flange locknut, if necessary, to obtain this
dimension.
7. Tighten the flange locknut securely.
Installing the Auger/Impeller
Drive Control Linkage
1. Thread a flange nut (flange side down) onto the upper
control rod located on the right handle (Fig. 10).
2. Install the lower link through the outer hole in the
lower control rod (Fig. 10).
3. Insert the upper control rod through the loop in the
lower link (Fig. 10).
4. Thread a flange locknut (flange side up) onto the
bottom of the upper control rod below the loop in the
lower link (Fig. 10).
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Figure 9
4. Three to four inches (7.6
to 10.2 cm)