Exmark METRO Setup Instructions page 3

2. Attach the inner wire of the throttle cable to the
top hole in the throttle control lever as shown in
Figure 3.
3. Loosen the clamp, place the cable behind it, and pull
on the cable to move the throttle linkage to the full
throttle position. Tighten the cable clamp screw.
1. Throttle control lever
2. Choke cable
Install the PTO Engagement
Linkage
1. Install the blade engagement linkage to the bell crank
on the Left Hand side of the engine deck.
2. Insert rod through the hole from the outside and
fasten with cotter hairpin.
Installing and Adjusting the Shifter
Lever
1. Remove the 3/8 inch nyloc nut and the spring disc
washer from the stud on top of the transmission.
Install the shifter lever through the slot in the
shifter lever plate and onto the stud on top of
the transmission. Be sure the square-hole washer
remains between the lever and the transmission.
Replace the spring disc washer and the nyloc nut
(Figure 4). Torque the 3/8 inch nut to 35 ft-lb (47
N-m).
Figure 3
3. Clamp
4. Throttle cable
1. Shifter lever
2. Square holed washer
2. Shift the lever to second gear and check the
alignment of the lever in the slot of the shifter plate.
Clearance between the top of the lever and the top
of the slot should be about equal to the clearance
between bottom of the lever and the bottom of the
slot (Figure 5). If it is not, remove the lever and bend
it slightly to adjust. DO NOT bend the lever while
it is attached to the transmission. Reinstall the lever
and tighten the hardware.
1. Equal distance
2. Shifter lever
3. Shift the lever to the neutral position. The lever
should not contact the left edge of the upper slot.
Push the lever down. The lever should not contact
the right edge of the bottom slot (Figure 6).The
shifter plate can be adjusted side to side to adjust
the position of the lever relative to the slot in plate.
Loosen the two bolts securing the shifter plate to the
shifter lever legs. Adjust shifter plate and retighten
bolts.
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Figure 4
3. Transmission
Figure 5
3. Shifter plate