Installing The Traction Rod; Installing The Auger/Impeller Drive Control Linkage - Toro 38078 Operator's Manual

Figure 6
1. Trunnion
4. Install the speed selector rod into the selector arm, add
one flat washer on the rod, and secure it with a cotter
pin (Fig. 5).
Note: If the speed selector does not move into fifth gear or
does not meet your speed requirements, adjust the speed
selector. Refer to Adjusting the Speed Selector on page 20.

Installing the Traction Rod

1. Slide the spring over the bottom of the upper traction
rod (Fig. 7).
Figure 7
1. Flange locknut
2. Spring
2. Thread a flange locknut (flange side up) onto the
bottom of the upper traction rod below the spring
(Fig. 7).
3. Adjust the flange locknut up or down on the upper
traction rod until the distance between the top of the
handgrip and the bottom of the traction control lever is
approximately 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) as shown in
Figure 8.
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2. Speed selector rod
m-4039a
3. Lower traction rod
4. Upper traction rod
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Figure 8
1. Traction control lever
2. Approximately 5 inches
(12.7 centimeters)
4. Move the speed selector (Fig. 14) into fifth gear.
5. Slowly pull the snowthrower backward while slowly
pressing the traction control lever toward the handgrip.
Note: The adjustment is correct when the wheels stop
rolling backward and the distance between the top of
the handgrip and the bottom of the traction control lever
is 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10.2 centimeters) as shown in
Figure 8.
6. Adjust the flange locknut, if necessary, to obtain the
proper distance between the top of the handgrip and the
bottom of the traction control lever.
Installing the Auger/Impeller
Drive Control Linkage
1. Thread a flange nut (flange side down) onto the upper
control rod located on the right side of the handle
assembly (Fig. 9).
Figure 9
1. Lower control rod
2. Upper control rod
3. Flange nut
m-2628
3. Three to 4 inches (7.6 to
10.2 centimeters)
4. Handgrip
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4. Flange locknut
5. Lower link