Installation Instructions

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Printed in the USA
 2001 by The Toro Company
8111 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55420-1196
Traction Assist Handle Kit
Model No. 59196
Form No. 3327-513
Installation Instructions
Contents of the Kit
DESCRIPTION QUANTITY
Traction assist handle 1
Carriage bolts 2
Locknuts 2
Installing the Traction Assist
Handle
For Models without Pre-drilled Holes in the Handle
1. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
2. Loosen the cable support nut (Fig. 1).
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Figure 1
1. Cable jacket
2. Cable support
3. Nut
4. Upper handle
3. Remove the starter rope from the rope guide.
4. Remove the upper handle from the lower handle.
Note: Do not disconnect the cables from the lawn mower.
5. Push the handle all the way inward (as shown in
Figure 2), and lay the upper handle on a flat surface.
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Figure 2
6. Center the traction assist handle on the upper handle
bar, and ensure that the upper part of the handle curves
rearward and touches the upper handle (Fig. 3).
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Figure 3
1. Upper handle
2. Traction assist handle
3. Upper handle bar
7. Punch a mark through each of the 2 traction assist
handle holes and into the upper handle bar.
8. Drill 2 holes (5/16 in. diameter) through the punch
marks and out the other side of the upper handle bar.
9. Install the upper handle onto the lawn mower.
10. Adjust the drive cable. Refer to your Operator’s
Manual for adjusting the drive cable.
11. Position the traction assist handle over the holes in the
upper handle bar (Fig. 4).
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Figure 4
1. Traction assist handle
2. Carriage bolt (2)
3. Locknut (2)
12. Use the carriage bolts and locknuts supplied in the kit to
fasten the traction assist handle to the upper handle bar
(Fig. 4). Tighten the locknuts until the traction assist
handle no longer flexes, but do not overtighten.
13. Install the starter rope in the rope guide, and connect the
wire to the spark plug.