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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
DRIVE MACHINE UNTIL HYDROSTATS HAVE WARMED UP. WITH ENGINE
RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE OFF, SWING OUT THE CONTROL
LEVERS. IF MACHINE STARTS TO CREEP, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
BELOW.
1. Stop the engine, engage parking brake and raise rear
of frame with jack or blocks so that rear tires do not
contact the ground.
2. Swing out the control levers, start the engine and release
the parking brake.
3. Raise the seat to access hydro control linkage. If right
wheel creeps, adjust right side linkage and vice-versa.
Use procedure below.
a. Loosen jam nuts on ends of the coupler P/N
7736.
b. If right wheel is creeping forward, turn coupler
counter-clockwise until neutral is achieved
(clockwise for left side). If right wheel is creeping
backward, turn coupler clockwise until neutral
is achieved (counter-clockwise for left side).
c. Tighten jam nuts against coupler.