Assembling Your Lawn Mower - Troy-Bilt 466 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 peel along top flap to open
carton.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e.,
operator's manual, hardware pack etc.).
• Cut corners and lay carton down flat. Remove
packing material.
• Roll or slide unit out of carton. Check carton
thoroughly for loose parts.
NOTE: Make sure not to crimp cables while removing
loose parts or the entire unit from the carton.
Tools Required
• Pair of Pliers
• Funnel
• Set of adjustable wrenches
Disconnecting Spark Plug
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the
spark plug wire from the spark plug, and attach
rubber boot to a bolt on the engine to ground. See
Figure 1 .
Spark Plug Wire
Figure 1
NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the mower
is observed from the operating position.
This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil
IMPORTANT:
in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline
and oil before operating your mower.
Assembling Handle
• For shipping purposes, the grass bag was placed
on top of the unit. Remove it from the unit and set it
out of the way. See Figure 2 .
Lower Handle
Upper Handle
Lift upper
handle
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Spark Plug
NOTE: Make sure to route the cables outside the lower
handle. Also do not crimp the cables while lifting the
handle up.
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Lower Handle
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Figure 2
Raise the lower handle, as shown in Figure 2 , till it
snaps into place.
Raise the upper handle as shown in Figure 2 .
Tighten the two wing nuts which are already on the
handle. See Figure 3 .
Upper
Handle
Figure 3
For shipping purposes, the hairpin clip is placed in
the outer hole of the weld pin on the lower handle.
Remove the hairpin clip from the outer hole of the
weld pin.
Using a pair of pliers, insert the hairpin clip into the
inner hole in the weld pin. Repeat on the other side.
See Figure 4 .
Hairpin Clip
Figure 4
Lift lower handle
Grass Bag
Tighten these
wing nuts
Lower
Handle
Inner Hole