Adjusting The Discharge Chute Latch - Toro 38657C Operator's Manual

1. Spark-plug wire
2. Bracket
5. Clean around the base of the spark plug (Figure 53).
6. Remove and discard the old spark plug.
Note: You will need a ratchet wrench extension to
remove the spark plug.
7. Set the gap between the electrodes on a new spark
plug at 0.030 inch (0.76 mm) (Figure 54).
1. 0.030 inch (0.76 mm)
8. Install the new spark plug and tighten it firmly.
9. Install the bracket with the thumb screw that you
removed in step 4.
10. Ensure that the primer bulb hose and the ignition
wire are connected and clear of the carburetor
bracket.
11. Secure the upper snow hood to the snowthrower
with the 2 screws that you previously removed.
12. Align the tab on the choke control knob with the
slot on the upper snow hood.
13. Connect the choke control knob to the choke shaft
on the carburetor.
Figure 53
3. Thumb screw
Figure 54
Adjusting the Discharge Chute
Latch
If the discharge chute does not lock into the desired
position or does not unlock so that you can move it to
another position, adjust the discharge chute latch.
1. Remove the fastener on the gear cover (Figure 55),
lift the front of the cover up, and slide it back and
out of the way.
2. Loosen the bolt on the cable clamp (Figure 56).
1. Cable conduit
3. Grasp the cable conduit and move it toward the front
of the machine until the discharge chute latch fully
engages the gear teeth (Figure 56 and Figure 57).
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Figure 55
Figure 56
2. Cable clamp