Craftsman 987.889 owner manual Wheelbrakeadjustment, Transmissionneutral Adjustment

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

WHEELBRAKEADJUSTMENT

This adjustment may be required if the m.achine does not hold on a hill with the Operator Presence Control disengaged, or if the brake drags with the Operator Presence Control engaged and the transmis- sion in neutral.

1.Stop engine, wait for all parts to stop moving, and disconnect spark plug wire.

2.Disengage (release) the Opera- tor Presence Control (M, Figure

5-13).

3. Slowly adjust at nut (O), if nec- essary, until the distance between the back of brake arm (N) and bracket (P) is 3/8"-5/16". Use small adjustments (1/4 turn maxi- mum). NOTE: It may be neces- sary to relieve spring tension when decreasing distance. To do so, have an assistant engage the Op-

erator Presence Control while you Figure 5-13: Wheel brake adjustment. adjust the nut.

3/8_*

5/16"

TRANSMISSIONNEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT

Follow this procedure to adjust neutral on the transmission.

1.Stop engine, wait for all parts to stop moving, and disconnect spark plug wire.

2.Rotate shift rod (I, Figures 5-14 and 5-15) clockwise until it stops in the neutral (N) position (from forward gear positions).

3. Hold down Operator Presence

Control (M, Figure 5-13) and push unit forward and backward. Unit should move freely. If not, contin-

Detentfor Neutral

Position

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Figure 5-14: Gear Select Lever in neutral (IV)position.

ue with Step 4.

4.Remove cotter pin securing shift link (P, Figure 5-15) to shift rod (I).

5. Move shift arm (X) back and forth as necessary into each de- tent until transmission is in neutral.

NOTE: Moving shift arm (X) clock- wise all the way to the left, and then one notch back counterclock-

wise, should put transmission

into neutral. When transmission is

in neutral, unit will move freely

when pushed while holding the

Operator Presence Control lever down. If transmission is NOT in

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

6. When shift arm (X) is in neutral

position, rotate shift link (P) until hooked end fits back into hole in

bottom end of shift rod (I).

NOTE: Shift rod (I) must be held

in the neutral position (see Figure 5-14) while shift link (P) is adjusted.

7.Secure shift link (P) into shift rod (I) with cotter pin removed earlier.

8. Re-check neutral by pushing unit back and forth and shifting

lever (I) from re,,_emeto neutral. A small fine-tuneadjustment may be

required.

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