Tracking Straight Adjustment

ADJUSTMENTS (cont'd)

Neutral Latch

Neutral Position

Steering

Control

Lever

Steering

Control

RodDrive

Position

-NOTE-

Make sure that the adjustments on page 9 have been completed, the neutral latch is engaged and that the speed shift lever is in neutral.

1.Place the speed adjustment bearing lever where the bearing just contacts the speed adjustment cam. (See figure below).

	Steering Control Rod	Speed Adjustment
	Swivel	Cam
	Swivel	Bearing
	Joint	Bearing
	Joint

3.Turn the swivel joint on the steering control rod until the swivel joint lines up in the center of the slot in the bellcrank. This will allow the control rod to be moved back when shifting out of neutral and not move the bellcrank.

4.Remove the steering control rod from the mower. Install the speed control spring onto the swivel joint and then connect the control rod back to the machine.

-NOTE-

Make sure that the swivel joint does not turn on the control rod while you are doing this.

5.Install the hair pins into the control rod up at the handle and into the swivel joint.

-NOTE-

Before making this adjustment be sure that the tire pressure has been checked and that it is correct. (See page 9)

-NOTE-

This adjustment will allow the machine to travel in a straight line at the normal oper- ating speed.

Speed

Adjustment

Bearing Lever

Bellcrank Speed Control Spring

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4.Tighten the wing nut securing the speed adjustment bearing lever and repeat on other side.

5.Put the machine on a flat level surface (preferably on grass) and start engine.

6.Place speed adjustment hand lever into the forward speed used most often and see if machine tracks straight.

7.If machine pulls to one side, put the speed adjust- ment hand lever back into neutral and shut off engine.

WARNING:

Never move the bearing forward beyond just touching the cam, or reverse will be engaged unintentionally.

8.If the machine pulls to the left, on the left side of the bell crank, loosen the wing nut and move the adjust- ment bearing lever 1/16" away from the cam and retighten the bolts. Restart engine and check tracking.