Installing The Traction Rod; Installing The Auger/Impeller Drive Control Linkage; Spring; Flange Locknut - Toro 38066 Operator's Manual

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 22.

Installing the Traction Rod

1. Slide the spring over the bottom of the upper traction
rod (Fig. 10).
Figure 10

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. 10).
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 five inches (12.7 centimeters) as shown
in Figure 11.
Figure 11
1. Traction control lever
2. Approximately five inches
(12.7 centimeters)
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3. Lower traction rod
4. Upper traction rod
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3. Three to four inches (7.6
to 10.2 centimeters)
4. Handgrip
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4. Move the speed selector (Fig. 20) 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 three to four inches (7.6 to 10.2 centimeters) as
shown in Figure 11.
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. 12).
Figure 12
1. Lower control rod
2. Upper control rod

3. Flange nut

2. Install the lower link through the outer hole in the lower
control rod as shown in Figure 12.
3. Insert the upper control rod through the loop in the
lower link (Fig. 12).
4. Thread a flange locknut (flange side up) onto the
bottom of the upper control rod below the loop in the
lower link (Fig. 12).
5. Check the distance between the top of the handgrip and
the bottom of the auger/impeller drive control lever.
The distance should be approximately four inches
(10.2 centimeters) as shown in Figure 13.
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4. Flange locknut

5. Lower link