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My son has a 1650 with a possible broken control lever. Anyone on here ever change one that can give us some direction on replacing it? The manual as I recall does not have much info. Looking at the manual it appears removing the gas tank would be the first step. He is not a mechanic and lives 2hrs away and I cannot travel because of the virus and still recovering from hip surgery and a torn tendon. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. He said the lever had a lot of extra play before it stopped working. I am thinking the hole in the plate on the lever shaft had flats at one time and now they are gone?

Charlie
There are two types of control linkages. The early version has a week link, a roll pin. It’s 1/8” and breaks most of the time.
Definitely pull the fuel tank, then the hood support the linkage is all attached to the steering column the roll pin is behind the column though. I like the newer clamp type better it’s simply a bolt to tighten when it fails again. Get him an account and logged in here, we can set him straight while still social distancing.

would you know at what s/n they changed? Would you have photos of each version?

No idea on the s/n brake.
This is the Clamp type...

Thanks for the photo.

Finally got to repair the lift control lever. My son's Cub had the lever with the Spirol pin. I purchased a good used arm not knowing what I would see. After having my son look at the arm I was reasonably sure it was the one with the pin because he saw a hole in the lever cross shaft. For some reason his cross shaft had two holes. Pulled the lever/shaft assembly out and made sure the arm fit without binding. The arm that I purchased had a larger hole than his original one. That was good because the hole in the cross shaft was enlarged some from wear. Ran a drill through the worn hole in the shaft to accommodate the arm I had purchased and put everything back together. A lot to do in a small space. A piece of wire to hold the arm in position was the trick to help line the hole up. Now he has a working lift once again. So great that the old Cubs are so repairable! Thanks to all who had input on helping with this repair.