ADJUSTING STEERING LEVERS

Eccentric Spacer

(Figure 20)

 

 

 

 

Rotate this end away from the operator

 

 

 

 

Adjustment 3

Adjustment 1

 

position to move the steering levers in.

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotate this end away from the operator

 

 

 

 

position to move the steering levers out.

 

 

 

 

Figure 21

2

 

 

 

3. Adjust Steering Lever Forward or

 

 

 

 

Backward

 

 

 

 

1. Loosen, do not remove, the bolts

 

 

 

 

securing the handlebar to the upper

 

 

 

 

control arm.

 

 

 

 

2. Slide steering lever forward or backward

 

6

5

4

to desired position and tighten bolts.

 

NOTE: Tighten upper bolt first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment 2

Forward and Reverse Speed

1.

Handlebar

 

Adjustment

2.

Upper Control Arm

 

(Figure 22)

3.

Adjustment Holes

 

 

IMPORTANT: The unit should track within

4.

Eccentric Spacer

 

5.

Mounting Hardware

 

2 feet (0.61 m) of a straight line for 30 feet

6.

Lower Control Arm

 

(9.14 m).

 

 

Figure 20

 

The travel of the steering levers may need

 

 

 

adjustment if:

IMPORTANT: Adjust each steering lever

• The unit turns to the right or left when

equally.

 

 

 

both steering levers are pushed as far

NOTE: When adjusting steering levers for the

forward as possible.

first time it is recommended that you make

• The unit turns to the right or left when

adjustments in the following order.

 

1. Adjust Steering Lever Height

both steering levers are pulled back as

1. Remove mounting hardware that

far rearward as possible.

NOTE: The side the unit turns toward

attaches the handlebars to the upper

control arm. Move handlebar up or down

indicates that the wheel on that side is turning

until the handlebar mounting holes are

slower than the other wheel. Either the wheel

aligned with the prefered adjustment

that is turning faster needs to slow down or

holes.

 

 

the wheel that is turning slower needs to be

2. Install mounting hardware and tighten.

sped up to allow the unit to travel in a straight

2. Adjust Steering Lever Width

line.

1. Determine which way the unit turns.

1. Loosen hardware at the base of the

NOTE: The forward travel adjustment bolt

lower control arm item 5.

 

adjusts the rear travel of the steering lever.

2. Rotate eccentric spacer to move the

The rear travel adjustment bolt adjusts the

levers away from or closer to the

forward travel of the steering lever.

operators position (figure 21).

 

2. Adjust speed by loosening jam nut and:

 

 

 

 

• Turning adjustment bolt clockwise to

 

 

 

 

decrease steering lever travel.

 

 

 

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