control panel issues

corvairbob

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i have the poulan pro model pr271 snowblower and i had the control panel fail today. the forward reverse cable anchor on the underside of the panel broke off. after taking this apart and fabing a repair i discovered it was designed to fail. the cable mount is 2" higher than the lever the cable end connects to. it has a 30 or more deg bend in the cable and that puts excessive strain on the cable mount and it split the plastic mounting points.
also the chute direction cable anchor on that same area was also cracked so in my repair i took care of that also. i have pictures of the repair if anyone is interested. although i can't give a durability for the repair it has to last longer that the thin plastic they put into this part. thanks
 
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