Assembling Your Lawn Mower - MTD 12A-445E755 Operator's Manual

SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR LAWNMOWER
Removing UnitFromCarton
• Remove staples, break glue on top flaps or cut tape
at carton end and peel top flap to open carton.
• Remove loose parts if included with unit.
• 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
the loose parts or the entire unit from the carton.
ToolsRequired
• Pair of Pliers
• Funnel
Disconnecting S parkPlug
• Before setting up your lawn mower, disconnect the
spark plug wire from the spark plug. See Figure 1.
Spark Plug
Wire
Spark Plug
Figure 1
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.
LowerHandle Lift lower handle
GrassBag
f
Upper Handle
Lift
handle
• Raise the upper handle as shown in Figure 2.
• Tighten the two wing nuts which are already on the
handle. See Figure 3.
Tighten these
wing nuts
Upper
Handle
Lower
Handle
Figure 3
NOTE: Make sure to route the cables outside the lower
handle. Also do not crimp the cables while lifting the
handle up.
• 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.
Handle Mounting
Wing Nut
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Clip
__Carriage Bolt
Insert Hairpin
Clip
Pin
Figure 4
After moving the hairpin clip, insert the carriage bolt
from hardware pack in the upper hole on the handle
mounting bracket and secure with plastic wing nut
from the hardware pack. Repeat on other side.
Figure 2
• Raise the lower handle, as shown in Figure 2, until
it snaps into place.