Craftsman 917.25736 owner manual Service, Adjustments, To Adjust Motion Control Lever See Fig

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SERVICE AND

TO ADJUST MOTION CONTROL LEVER (See Fig. 29)

"NEUTRAL" position of the motion control lever has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be neces- sary

If your unit tends to "creep" when the motion control lever is in "NEUTRAL" position, adjust the neutral lever position

as follows:

FORWARD ADJUSTMENT-

Drive unit forward on a level surface

Move motion control lever to the left and back until it

stops against forward adjustment plate and release lever.

If unit "creeps" forward or backward, turn engine off and set parking brake.

From underside of fender, loosen the two (2) bolts se- curing forward adjustment plate and move plate 1/16" opposite the direction the unit "creeps":

Forward "creep", move plate backwards 1/16 inch

Reverse "creep", move plate forward 1/16 inch

Retighten bolts securely

Repeat forward drive test and, if necessary, readjust until "creep" is eliminated.

REVERSE ADJUSTMENT-

Drive unit in reverse on a level surface.

Move motion control lever to the right and forward until

it stops against reverse adjustment plate and release lever

If unit "creeps" forward or backward, turn engine off and set parking brake

Loosen and move reverse adjustment plate in the same manner as forward adjustment plate described above:

Forward "creep", move plate backwards 1/16 inch

Reverse "creep", move plate forward 1/16 inch.

Retighten bolts securely

Repeat reverse drive test and, if necessary, readjust until "creep" is eliminated

If "creep" cannot be eliminated by the above adjustments, corrtact your nearest Sears Service Center.

FORWARD ADJUSTMENT PLATE

BOLTS

 

MOTION

 

CONTROL

REVERSE ADJUSTMENT PLATE

LEVER

FIG. 29

ADJUSTMENTS

TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT

If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right) when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer-

ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly section of this manual.

FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER

The front wheel toe-in and camber are not adjustable on your unit, If damage has occured to affect the front wheel toe-in or camber, contact your nearest Sears Service Center

TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS (See

Fig. 30)

Block up axle securely.

Remove hub cap, retaining ring and washers to allow wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key- Do not lose).

Repair tire and reassemble

On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheel hub and axle. Insert square key

Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in axle groove

Replace hub cap.

WASHERS

RETAINING

RING

 

I

 

HUB CAP

_SQUARE

KEY

 

(REAR WHEEL ONL_

FIG. 30

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