Installing the Traction
Control Linkage
1. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the
the lower end of the speed control rod (A) and insert
the lower end of the rod into the lower link arm (B) so
that the bent end of the speed control rod faces
rearward.
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2. Secure the lower end of the speed control rod
with the washer and hairpin cotter that you previously
removed.
3. Remove the hairpin cotter and the outer washer
(of 3 washers) from the trunnion (A) on the upper end
of the speed control rod.
Note: To make installation easier, leave the wave
washer (B) and the flat washer (C) on the
trunnion.
4. Shift the speed selector lever into Position R2.
5. Rotate the
lower link arm fully
upward
(counterclockwise).
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6. Lift up on the speed control rod and insert the
trunnion into the hole in the underside of the speed
selector lever (D) located under the control panel.
Note: If the trunnion does not fit into the hole
when you lift up on the speed control rod, rotate
the trunnion upward or downward on the speed
control rod until it fits into the hole.
7. Secure the trunnion and upper end of the speed
control rod with the outer washer and a hairpin cotter
you previously removed.
Note: To make the installation easier, you can look
down through the opening in the speed
selector (A).
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