Throttle Control Adjustment - Yard Machines 232 series Owner's Manual

3. Remove the hairpin clips from the weld pins on
the handle brackets• Press outward on the legs of
the lower handle, and remove it from the mower.
4. Turn the lower handle around so the notches on
the lower handle are facing forward as shown in
figure 8. Reassemble, placing the bottom holes in
the handle over the weld pins in the handle
mounting bracket,
5. Reassemble the upper handle.
6. Place the hairpin cTips in the inner bores in the
weld pins and attach the starter rope as instruct-
ed in the Sat-Up ;nstruations.
Handle
FIGURE 8.
DRIVE CLUTCH CONTROL ADJUSTMENT
Adjust the drive clutch control if the mower serf-pro-
pels with the dSve ch,qch control disengaged, il the
mower does not self grope[ with the drive clutch con
tro engaged, or if drive bell is slipping (unit hesitates
while engine maimains the same speed).
Style 1 Controls:
Use the adjustmenl wheel located in the cutch control
housing to tighten or loosen the drive belt See figure
9A,
In addition, the adjustment wheel may also be used to
determine the position in which the dr!ve clutch con-
trol [8 engaged. If it is more comfortable to have the
drive engaged with the lever further away frem the
handle, tighten lhe drive belt,
Tighfen
Adjustment
Wheel
LoDsen
FIGURE 9A.--Sty(e I Controls
Style 2 Controls:
TO adjust the tension on the belt, first adjust the cable
at the cable bracket an the handt_. Proceed as follows:
1. Engage the ddve clutch control handle (squeeze
handle against the upper handle). Measure the
_prfog on the drive clutoh cable. If should
measure approximately 2-1/4 inches long as
Shown in figure 9B, inset.
2. If adjustment is necessary, loosen the screw
which secures the cable bracket to the upper
handle. Slide the cable bracket up or down as
n_cessa_. Check fhe spring length _ts instructed
in step oi3e. Tighten the screw when correct
_djusfmeat is reached.
If additional ad]ustmeat is needed, hook the cable Into
the higher hole in the drive dutch control handle. See
figure 9B. Then readjust the cable at the cane bracket.
Cable E3racket
"Z" End of Cable
In Lower Hole
Plastic
Fitting
FIGURE gs.--Sfyle2 Controls
WARNING: Drive clutch adjustment must
be checked again before the unit is oper-
ated, as described [n the Operation
Section.
THROTTLE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT
If the throttle control requires adjustment or if it has
been repJaced, adjust the throttle controJ as follows
1. Remove the screw shown in figure 10. Remove
the cable clamp from the cable.
NOTE: If you h$ve a Tecumseh en_7ine, simply loosen
the screw so the cable v/ill move freely beneath ate
clamp. It is not necessary t_ remove the screw and
clamp completely.
2. Push the throttle control ]ever on the handle _.1[
the way forward as far as it wit] go, then back if ofl
one "click", Make certain the throttle control
lever remains in this position