Section 6: Set-Up Instructions - Snapper RT5 Series Service Manual

SECTION 6: SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
The handle support tube has been lowered and the handle
bar has been folded forward on the tiller for shipping pur¬
poses. The attaching hardware items are installed finger
tight in appropriate location. Tools required are one 9/16
and two V
2
open or box end wrenches or sockets. Set-up
the unit as follows.
STEP 1; Remove the two bolts installed in lower holes of
the support tube, raise the upper end of the tube, reinstall
the two bolts thru the slotted holes in the pivot bracket and
securely tighten these using the 9/16 wrench. Also tighten
the top two bolts (figure 2).
STEP 2: Remove the locknut and the capscrew from the
top hole in the support tube and the two self-tapping
screws installed loosely on the inside of the handle bar,
swing the handle upward and rearward into position, insert
the capscrew thru the handle and tube, (figure 3) install the
locknut and secure these using the two 1/2" wrenches.
Also securely tighten the other capscrew and locknut. In¬
stall the two self-tapping screws in the slotted holes on the
underside of the center panel (figure 4) and securely
tighten these with a 1/2"wrench.
STEP 3; Pull one end of the plutch control bail (figure 5) out
of the bushing in handle bar, slip the eyelets of the clutch
cables over the end of the bail, slide the cable toward the
center then reinsert the bail in the handle bar bushing.
Snap the cover over the cables as shown in figure 5.
FIG. 3 - SECURE HANDLE TO PANEL
FIG. 4 - SECURE HANDLE (UNDERSIDE)