ControlsSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheMotion-Control
HandlePositions
AdjustingtheRightMotion-Control
Lever
Ifthemotion-controlleversdonotalignhorizontally,adjust
therightmotion-controllever.
Note:Adjustthehorizontalalignmentbeforethefrontto
backalignment.
1.DisengagethePTO,movetherightmotion-control
levertotheNEUTRALposition,andsettheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Pushtherightmotion-controlleverdownoutofthe
NEUTRAL-LOCKposition(Figure68).
4.Checkiftherightmotion-controlleveraligns
horizontallywiththeleftmotion-controllever(Figure
68).
Figure68
1.Leftmotion-controllever3.Checkthehorizontal
alignmenthere.
2.Rightmotion-controllever
intheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position
4.Rightmotion-controllever
Note:Toadjusttherightmotion-controllever
horizontally,adjustthecam.
5.Releasethecushionfromtherearofthemachine.
6.Loosenthenutholdingthecam(Figure69).
Figure69
1.Cam
2.Nut
7.Adjustthecamuntilitalignswiththeleft
motion-controlleverandtightenthenutforthecam.
Note:Movingthecamclockwise(inthevertical
position)lowersthehandle,whilemovingit
counterclockwise(intheverticalposition)raisesthe
handle.
Important:Ensurethattheatportionofthe
camdoesnotgoaboveaverticalposition(rightor
left),oryoumaycausedamagetotheswitch.
AdjustingtheNeutralPositionforthe
Motion-ControlLevers
Important:Ensurethatthetrackingofthemower
iscorrectafteradjustingthemotion-controllevers.
Adjustingthetrackingandaligningthemotion-control
leversfronttobackisthesameprocedure(Figure70).
Note:Adjustthehorizontalalignmentbeforethefrontto
backalignment.
Ifthemotion-controlleversdonotalignfronttoback,or
therightsidecontrolleverdoesnotmoveeasilyintothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKposition,adjustmentisrequired.
1.Afteryounishthehorizontalalignment,check
thefront-to-backalignmentbyslightlypushingthe
motion-controlleversforwardtotakeupanyslackin
thelinkageforthecontrollevers(Figure70).
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