MTD 11B-022B062 Operator's Manual page 8

• Install thehexboltsandflange nutsfromgroup 4 of
thehardware p ack.Using two1/2"wrenches,
tighten securely. SeeFigure 2.
Figure 2
Attaching UpperHandle
• Place the upper handle in position over the lower
handle keeping the blade control handle facing up.
• Secure the upper handle to the lower handle using
the carriage bolts, lock washers and hex nuts from
group 2 of the hardware pack. Make sure that the
carriage bolt heads go on the outside of the handle.
See Figure 3.
Lock
Washer
Carriage __Hex
Nut
Figure 3
Attaching BrakeCable
NOTE:
The brake cable is attached to the engine from
the factory. You will have to attach the free end of the
cable to the upper handle.
Snap Fitting
Route the cable under the lower handle.
On the opposite end of the cable housing is a snap
fitting. The shaft inside the snap fitting fits in the
second hole on the upper handle. Press the snap
fitting in place as shown in Figure 4. Make sure that
the blade control handle is on top of the upper
handle.
Attaching BladeControl H andle
NOTE:
If the blade control handle got displaced either
during shipping and handling or during assembly of
other two handles, reassemble it now. If the blade
control handle is firmly secured in place, you may
proceed to the next assembly.
,_ WARNING:
The blade control handle is a
safety device. Never attempt to bypass its
operations.
• To reattach the blade control handle to the upper
handle, first identify the proper holes in the upper
handle. This can be done by placing the blade
control handle flat against the upper handle. The
ends of the blade control handle will approximate
the hole positions.
• Insert the curved end of the blade control handle
into the right hole. See Figure 5.
• Squeeze the handle in, and insert the straight end
of the blade control handle into the left hole of the
upper handle.
• Squeeze the blade control handle against the
upper handle to check for proper assembly.
NOTE: The hole in the blade control handle must be
on the left side and the control handle must touch the
upper handle when squeezed.
• \
Insert one end of
control handle here
_Blade Control
/Handle
/
Brake
Cable _
Figure 4
Figure 5
Attaching Z Fitting
• Hold the cable end near the left side of the upper
handle and hook the "Z* end of the brake cable into
the blade control handle from the inside to the
outside. See Figure 6.