MTD 642E - Manual (Page 9)

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NOTE: Lock nuts cannot be threaded onto a bolt by
hand. Tighten with two 7/16” or adjustable wrenches.
Attaching The Chute Directional Control
(Hardware C)
• Thread one hex nut about halfway onto eye bolt on
the chute directional control.
• Insert eye bolt through the hole provided in the left
handle. See Figure 11.
• Secure with cupped washer (cupped side against
the handle) and other hex nut. Do not tighten until
after attaching the other end of the chute directional
control.
Figure 11
• To align the spiral on the chute directional control,
you may have to loosen the carriage bolts and hex
lock nuts securing lower chute bracket to the
extension on the left side of the chute assembly.
See Figure 12.
• Place one flat washer on the end of the chute
directional control, then insert the end of the control
into the hole in the plastic bushing in the lower
chute bracket.
• Place another flat washer on the end of the chute
directional control, and insert hairpin clip into hole in
the end of control. See Figure 12.
• Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the
chute directional control fully engages the teeth on
the chute assembly.
• Tighten nuts on the lower chute bracket securely.
• Tighten hex nut on the eye bolt on chute directional
control.
Figure 12
Lamp Wiring
(If Equipped)
If for shipping purposes, the headlight wire was left
unattached to the alternator lead, follow the steps
below to attach it now:
• Unwrap the headlight wire which is attached to the
headlight beneath the handle panel. Wind the
headlight wire around the right handle until excess
slack is removed. See Figure 13.
Figure 13
• Plug the wire from the headlight into the alternator
lead coming from the right side of the engine,
underneath the fuel tank.
Eye Bolt
Hex Nut
Cupped
Washer
Lower Chute
Bracket
Hex Lock
Nuts
Carriage
Bolts
Chute
Hairpin
Lower Chute
Bracket
Flat
Washers
Clip
Directional
Control
Lower Handle
Alternator
Lead
Lamp
Wire