Troy-Bilt Big Red Garden Tiller Notice D'installation Et D'entretien page 6

3. Connect the tiller's main harness connection
to the neutral safety switch receptacle. See
Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5
Wheels/Tines PTO Drive Lever
1. Loosen the bolt on the handlebar base and
swing the handlebars out to the right side. See
Figure 3-1 on page 5.
2. Remove both sets of nuts, star washers,
screws and one bushing from the yoke plates.
See Figure 3-6. There is a bushing inside
the short link. Be careful not to lose it when
removing screw.
Bushing
Yoke Plates
Star Washers
Long Link
Short Link
Figure 3-6
3. Slide the plates at the end of the Wheels/
Tines/PTO Drive Lever over the yoke plates.
See Figure 3-7. To aid in the next step, insert a
screw temporarily into the forward-most holes
of the yoke plates and the lever.
Wheels/Tines/
PTO
Drive Lever
Plates
Figure 3-7
6 S 3— A
ection SSembly
4. Align the rear-most holes of the yoke plates
and the Wheels/Tines PTO Drive Lever. Use
long nose pliers to hold the bushing in place
while inserting the screw through the lever
and yoke plates. See Figure 3-8. Install the star
washer and the nut then hand tighten.
Screw
5. Retrieve the clutch pawl spring from hardware
bag. Remove the temporary screw from the
forward holes inserted in Step 3 and move the
Wheels/Tines/PTO Drive Lever fully forward.
Install the wider hook end of the clutch pawl
spring down into the small hole at the end
of the handle. Use pliers to insert the other
end into the hole in the long link bar. See
Figure 3-9.
Screw
Nut
NOTE: Do not bend or over-stretch the spring
while installing.
6. Pull the Wheels/Tines/PTO Lever back to align
the forward most holes in the yoke plate with
the holes in the lever plates. Also align the
bushing that is inside the short link bar. Install
the screw, star washer and nut, then tighten
securely. Securely tighten all other hardware.
Ensure that the spring is properly seated
Wheel
at both ends. Completed assembly should
Speed
appear as illustrated in Figure 3-10.
Lever
Forward Hole
& S -U
et p
Bushing
Star
Nut
Washer
Figure 3-8
Clutch
Pawl
Spring
Long
Link
Bar
Figure 3-9
Clutch Pawl Spring
Forward Hole
Short Link Bar
Figure 3-10
7. Test the operation of the Wheels/Tines/
PTO Drive Lever. Push the lever down until it
engages in the Forward position. The clutch
roller must rest beneath the adjustment
block. Next, move the lever up to the Neutral
position. See Figure 3-11.
Clutch Roller
Figure 3-11
8. To test Reverse, lift and hold the lever all the
way up in the Reverse position, then let it go.
The lever should automatically return to the
Neutral position. See Figure 3-12. If not, do
not use the tiller. See your local authorized
dealer or call the Troy-Bilt Technical Service
Department for instructions.
Clutch Roller
Adjustment Block
Figure 3-12
Adjustment Block