Craftsman PGT9000 Leveling the Deck Side to Side Steering Adjustment, Parking Brake Adjustment

Leveling the Deck (Side to Side) Steering Adjustment

Ifthe cuttingdeckappearsto bemowingunevenly,a side to side adjustmentcan be performed.Adjustif necessaryas follows:

1.Withthe tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,placethe decklift leverinthe top notch(highestposition)and rotatebothbladesso thattheyareperpendicularwiththe tractor.

2.Measurethe distancefromthe outsideof the leftbladetip to the groundandthe distancefromtheoutsideof the rightbladetip to theground.Bothmeasurementstakenshouldbeequal. Ifthey're not,proceedto the nextstep.

3.Loosen,butdo NOTremove,the hexbolt onthe left deckhanger bracket.See Figure24.

Ifthe tractorturnstighterinonedirectionthanthe other,or if the ball jointsarebeingreplaceddueto damageorwear,the steeringdrag linksmayneedto beadjusted.

Adjustthe draglinksso thatequallengthsof each arethreadedinto the ball jointonthe left sideandthe balljointon the rightside:

1.Removethe hexnut belowthe balljoint.SeeFigure25.

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4.Usinga wrench,raiseor lowerthe leftsideof thedeck byturning theadjustmentgear.SeeFigure24.

Thedeck is properlyleveledwhenbothbladetip measurements takenearlierareequal. Retightenthe hexbolton the leftdeckhanger bracketwhenproperadjustmentis achieved.

Parking Brake Adjustment

Ifthe tractordoesnot cometo a completestopwhenthe brakepedal iscompletelydepressed,or ifthe tractor'srearwheelscan rollwiththe parkingbrakeapplied(andthe hydrostaticreliefvalveopen),the brake is in needof adjustment.Seea Searsor otherqualifiedservicedealer to havethe brakeproperlyadjusted.

Adjusting the Seat

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2.Threadthe balljointinwardto shortenthe draglink. Threadthe balljoint outwardto lengthenthedraglink.

3.Replacethe hexnut afterproperadjustmentis achieved.

NOTE: Threadingthe balljointstoofar ontothe draglinkswillcause the fronttiresto "toe-in"toofar. Propertoe-in is between1/16"and 5/16".

Fronttiretoe-incan be measuredas follows:

. Placethe steeringwheelinpositionfor straightaheadtravel.

2.Infrontof the axle,measurethe distancehorizontallyfrom the insideof the left rimto the insideof the right rim. Notethe distance.

3.Behindthe axle,measurethe distancehorizontallyfromthe inside of the left rimto the insideof the rightrim. Notethe distance.

4.The measurementtakenin frontof the axle shouldbebetween 1/16"and5/16"lessthanthe measurementtakenbehindthe axle.

Hydrostatic Transmission

Referto the Assemblysectionof thismanualfor seatadjustment instructions.

Beforeoperatingthe tractor,makesurethe seatis engagedin the seat-stop.Engagethe parkingbrake.Standbehindthe machineand pullbackon seatuntilitclicks intoplace.

The hydrostatictransmissionis sealedat thefactoryandis mainte- nance-free.The fluidlevelcannotbecheckedandthe fluidcannotbe changed.

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