Adjusting The Self-Propel Drive Cable - Toro 20817 Operator's Manual

Adjusting the Self-propel Drive
Cable
If the top speed begins to slow on the lawn mower,
adjust the self-propel drive cable.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Pull the upper handle back as far as possible
(Figure 27).
3. Loosen the nut on the cable mount (Figure 28).
1. Nut on cable mount
4. Remove the belt cover.
5. Push the belt guide tab down until it contacts the
lawn mower, then hold it in place (Figure 29).
Figure 27
Figure 28
1. Belt guide tab
6. Pull the cable jacket down (toward the lawn mower)
to remove all the slack in the cable (Figure 30).
1. Cable
7. While holding the cable jacket down, release the
drive bracket and tighten the nut on the cable mount.
8. Install the belt cover.
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Figure 29
Figure 30