CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
DRIVE MACHINE UNTIL HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONS HAVE
WARMED UP. WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND THE PARKING
BRAKE OFF, SWING THE CONTROL LEVERS OUTWARD. 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 control levers outward, 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 nut on end 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 nut against coupler.
4. Stop engine and remove rear of machine from jack
or blocks.
(See Illustration A, page 40)