Toro Snow Blower 38515 - Control Cable Adjustment; Checking the Control Cable; Adjusting the Control Cable

AdjustingtheControlCable
CheckingtheCable
ServiceInterval:Afterthersthour
Yearly—Checkthecontrolcableand
adjustitifnecessary.
Important:Checkthecontrolcableforproper
adjustmentinitially,aftertherstoperatinghour,
andthenannuallythereafter.
1.Movethecontrolbarbacktowardthehandleto
removetheslackinthecable.
2.Ensurethata1/16to1/8inch(2to3mm)gapexists
betweenthecontrolbarandthehandle(Figure19).
Toadjustthecable,refertoAdjustingtheCable
below .
Figure19
1.1/16to1/8inch(2to3mm)gap
Important:Thecontrolcablemustcontain
someslackwhenyoudisengagethecontrolbar
fortherotorbladestostopproperly.
AdjustingtheCable
1.Unhooktheendofthecontrolcablespringfromthe
controlbar(Figure20).
Figure20
2.MovetheZ-ttingtoahigherorlowerholeonthe
adjusterlinkasneededtoobtainthe1/16to1/8
inch(2to3mm)gapbetweenthecontrolbarand
thehandle(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Z-tting
2.Adjusterlink
Note:MovingtheZ-ttinghigherdecreasesthe
gapbetweenthecontrolbarandthehandle;moving
itlowerincreasesthegap.
3.Replacethespringcoverandhooktheendofthe
controlcableintothebottomholeofthecontrolbar.
4.Checktheadjustment;refertoCheckingtheCable.
Note:Afterextendeduse,thedrivebeltmaywear
andloseitsproperbelttension.Ifthedrivebeltslips
(continuouslysqueals)underaheavyload,increasethe
belttensionbyinsertingthespringendintothetophole
ofthecontrolbar.Thebeltmayslip(squeal)inwet
conditions;todryoutthedrivesystem,starttherotor
andrunitwithoutaloadfor30seconds.
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