Replacing The Wheel Drive Bail Cable - Troy-Bilt 47260 Owner/Operator Manua

Maintenance/Repairs
REPLACING THE WHEEL DRIVE BAIL CABLE (5HP MODEL ONLY)
The following instructions de-
scribe how to install a new wheel
drive bail cable.
1. Shut off the engine, disconnect
the spark plug wire from the
spark plug, and make sure that all
moving parts have come to a com-
plete stop.
2. With a 3/8" wrench, remove the
three self-threading screws from
the transaxle access cover that is
located on the rear, left side of the
frame. Place the screws and cover
aside.
3. Cut and remove the cable tie on
the left side handlebar.
4. With a 1/2" wrench, unthread
the lower jam nut (A, Figure 5-13)
from the old cable adjuster (B).
5. Remove the cap push nut that
secures the eyelet at the upper end
of the cable wire to the stud on the
wheel drive bail. See Inset #5,
Figure 2-2, on Page 11.
6. With a 7/16" wrench, remove
the upper cable clamp on the inside
edge of the handlebar by removing
the curved head screw and locknut.
7. Unhook the cable tension
spring (C) from the idler arm (D).
8. Pull the cable up through the
hole in the frame and slide the
cable wire out through the slot in
the cable bracket (E).
9. The new cable is shipped with
the lower jam nut (A) loose. Hold
onto the lower jam nut and insert
the cable tension spring (C) into
the hole in the frame.
10. Hold the lower jam nut (A)
below the cable bracket (E) and in-
sert the cable wire at the bottom of
the adjuster (B) into the slot in the
cable bracket. Insert the adjuster
halfway through the hole in the
bracket and then thread the lower
jam nut onto the cable adjuster.
11. Attach the cable tension spring
(C) to the idler arm (D). The open
side of the spring hook must be fac-
ing the inside of the frame (toward
the transaxle).
12. Run the cable sheath up the in-
side edge of the handlebar and se-
cure the upper cable clamp to the
upper of the two holes in the
handlebar.
13. Slip the eyelet at the end of the
cable wire onto the stud on the
wheel drive bail and secure it with
a new cap push nut.
Figure 5-13: Lower jam nut (A),
cable adjuster (B), cable tension
spring (e), idler arm (D), cable
bracket (E), and upper jam nut (F).
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14. Reinstall the transaxle access
cover.
15. To obtain a preliminary ten-
sion adjustment on the cable, first
tighten the upper jam nut (F) and
the lower jam nut (A) against the
cable bracket (E). Then, gently
squeeze the WHEEL DRIVE
BAlL. There should be an inch or
two of free play in the bail before
tension is felt.
• To reduce the amount of free
play, loosen the lower jam nut one
or two full turns. Pull the cable up
until the lower jam nut rests
against the cable bracket and then
tighten the upper jam nut against
the cable bracket. Next, tighten
the lower jam nut against the cable
bracket. Repeat this procedure
until the correct amount of free play
in the WHEEL DRIVE BAlL is ob-
tained. Finally, perform the
"Traction Drive Check" on Page 42.
• To increase the amount of free
play, loosen the upper jam nut one
or two full turns. Push the cable
down until the upper jam nut rests
against the cable bracket and then
tighten the lower jam nut against
the bracket. Next, tighten the
upper jam nut against the cable
bracket. Repeat this procedure
until the correct amount of free
play in the WHEEL DRIVE BAlL
is obtained. Finally, perform the
the "Traction Drive Check" on
Page 42.
16. Use anew cable tie to loosely
secure the wheel drive cable and
the gear shift lever cable to the
handlebar.