Adjusting The Control Cable; Checking The Control Cable - Toro 38584 Operator's Manual

Adjusting the Control Cable

Checking the Control Cable

Service Interval: After the first hour—Check
the control cable and adjust it if
necessary.
Yearly—Check the control cable and
adjust it if necessary.
Move the control bar back toward the handle to remove
the slack in the control cable (Figure 20).
1. Control bar
Note: Ensure that a 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch (2 mm to 3
mm) gap exists between the control bar and the handle
(Figure 20).
Important: The control cable must contain some
slack when you disengage the control bar for the
rotor blades to stop properly.
Adjusting the Control Cable
1. Slide up the spring cover and unhook the spring
from the adjuster link (Figure 21).
Figure 20
2. 1/16-inch to 1/8-inch (2
mm to 3 mm) gap
1. Adjuster link
2. Z-fitting
Note: You can pull up the adjuster link and cable to
make unhooking the spring easier.
2. Move the Z-fitting to a higher or lower hole on the
adjuster link as needed to obtain the 1/16-inch to
1/8-inch (2 mm to 3 mm) gap between the control
bar and the handle (Figure 20).
Note: Moving the Z-fitting higher decreases the
gap between the control bar and the handle; moving
it lower increases the gap.
3. Hook the spring to the adjuster link and slide the
spring cover over the adjuster link.
4. Check the adjustment; refer to Checking the Control
Cable.
Note: After extended use, the drive belt may wear
and lose its proper belt tension. If the drive belt
slips (continuously squeals) under a heavy load,
disconnect the spring from the adjustor link and
move the upper end of the spring to the hole that
is further from the pivot point in the control bar
(Figure 22). Then connect the spring to the adjustor
link and adjust the control cable.
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Figure 21
3. Spring cover
4. Unhook the spring here.