Craftsman 987.889 owner manual Assembly, Rear view of control rods

ASSEMBLY

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Figure 2-5: Rear view of control rods.

Pin (K) must be in this detent whentransmissionneutral is _

adjusted.

Figure 2-6: Detail - Gear Select Lever in Neutral (N) position.

•Rotate gear select lever (I, Fig- ures 2-6 & 2-7) clockwise until pin

(K) on gear select rod stops in the neutral position detent on the shift pattern quadrant (Figure 2-6).

•Thread shift link (P, Figure 2-7) partially into ball-joint (Y).

•Move shift arm (X, Figure 2-7)from side to side as necessary into

each transmission gear detent un- til transmission is in neutral. NOTE: Moving shift arm (X) all the way to the left, and then one

notch back to the right, should put transmission into neutral. When :

transmission is in neutral, unit will move freely when pushed while holding the Operator Presence

Control lever (W, Figure 2-5) down. If transmission is NOT in

neutral, there will be a slight drag on the wheels when pushing unit.

•When shift arm (X) is in neutral position, rotate shift link (P) toward end of gear select lever rod (I). Adjust length of shift link (P) as necessary to fit into hole in bottom of gear select lever (I).

NOTE: Pin (K) on Gear Select Lever (I) must be held in the neu- tral position detent on the shift quadrant (see Figure 2-6) while shift link (P, Figure 2-7) is adjusted.

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