Odd MTD Drive Cable Issue

[Seakaye12]

Hello; Thanks for reading my post.

I am replacing the drive cable on a Yard Machine MTD Front Wheel Drive Walk Behind Model 12A-446U729.

From the Numbers on the old Cable (746-1146) it would seem to be a simple deal; order the cable and install.

However, the old cable has the spring at the transmission end....the Z connector at the Handle. The illustrations for the replacement 746-1146 cable shows it the other way around.

I don't understand what is going on.

See a couple of attached pictures and thanks for the help!

Chuck
https://imgur.com/XcMijTu

https://imgur.com/lyrVimV

https://imgur.com/QFkMPBt

[RoyM]

Probably just a design change. Do you see it creating a problem?

[Seakaye12]

I'm not sure if there would be a problem or not. I want to avoid ordering the replacement cable and then find that it will not work. I thought that if it was a common design-change thing that people here would be aware of it....seeing that MTD Yard Machine mowers are so common.

Anyone else run into this?

[KE4AVB]

The 746-1146 was superseded by 946-04026.

The image on Amazon show the correct config.
https://www.amazon.com/946-04026-Control-Troy-Bilt-746-04026-746-1146/dp/B08H871VKG/ref=asc_df_B08H871VKG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459521647891&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13643216765688264084&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013241&hvtargid=pla-966886630966&psc=1

[Seakaye12]

OK; Good enough. I will order one.

Seems odd to have that flimsy spring out in the open; I wonder what prompted the change?

Chuck