Assembling Your Lawn Mower; Hardware Pack - MTD Model 588Q Operator's Manual

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Removing Unit From Carton
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut
tape at carton end and open carton.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
operator's manual, etc.)
• Cut along corners, lay the carton down flat, and
remove all packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
Loose Parts in Carton
• Grass Bag
• Rear Wheels
•

Hardware Pack

• Bottle of Oil
Hardware Pack
Please identify each piece
of the hardware pack as
shown here.
Before Assembly
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the
spark plug wire from the spark plug. See Figure 1.
Spark Plug
Wire
Spark Plug
Figure 1
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower
is observed from the operating position.
Setting Up Your Lawn Mower
Assembling Handle
• Lift up and pull back on the upper handle to raise
the handle into the operating position. See Figure
2. Make certain the lower handle is seated securely
into the handle bracket assemblies.
Carriage Wing Nut
Bolt
Upper
Handle
• Make sure that carriage bolt through the upper and
lower handles on each side is properly seated.
Tighten the wing nuts. See Figure 3.
Tighten these
wing nuts
Carriage
Bolt
• Remove hairpin clip from the outer hole of the weld
pin on each handle brackets. Using a pair of pliers,
squeeze one leg of the lower handle against the
handle bracket. Insert the hairpin clip into the inner
hole on the weld pin. Repeat on the other side. See
Figure 4.
Wing Nut
Hairpin Clip
7
Lower Handle
Handle
Bracket
Figure 2
Carriage
Bolt
Figure 3
Carriage Bolt
Weld Pin
Figure 4