Craftsman PYT9000 - Steering Adjustment; Leveling the Deck (Side to Side); Parking Brake Adjustment

Leveling the Deck (Side to Side)
Ifthe cuttingdeckappearsto bemowingunevenly,a side to side
adjustmentcanbe performed.Adjustif necessaryas follows:
1. Withthe tractorparkedon a firm,levelsurface,placethedecklift
leverinthe middlepositionandrotateboth bladessothattheyare
perpendicularwiththetractor.
2. Measurethe distancefromtheoutsideof 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 Figure23.
Adjustment
Figure23
4. Usinga wrench,raiseor lowerthe leftsideof thedeck byturning
theadjustmentgear.SeeFigure23.
Thedeckis properlyleveledwhenbothbladetip measurements
takenearlierareequal. Retightenthehexbolton the leftdeckhanger
bracketwhenproperadjustmentis achieved.
Parking Brake Adjustment
Ifthe tractordoesnotcometo a completestopwhenthebrakepedal
iscompletelydepressed,or ifthetractor'srearwheelscanrollwiththe
parkingbrakeapplied(andthe hydrostaticreliefvalveopen),thebrake
isin needof adjustment.Seea Searsorother qualifiedservicedealer
tohavethe brakeproperlyadjusted.
Adjusting the Seat
Refertothe Assemblysectionof thismanualfor seatadjustment
instructions.
Steering Adjustment
Ifthe tractorturnstighterinonedirectionthantheother,or ifthe ball
jointsarebeingreplaceddueto damageorwear,thesteeringdrag
linksmayneedto beadjusted.
Adjustthedraglinksso thatequallengthsof each arethreadedinto
theballjointonthe left sideandtheballjointon therightside:
1. Removethe hexnutbelowthe balljoint.SeeFigure24.
Figure24
2. Threadthe balljointinwardto shortenthe draglink.Threadthe
balljoint outwardtolengthenthedraglink.
3. Replacethe hexnut afterproperadjustmentis achieved.
NOTE:Threadingthe balljointstoofar ontothedraglinkswillcause
thefronttiresto "toe-in"toofar. Propertoe-inis between1/16"and
5/16".
4. Fronttiretoe-incan be measuredas follows:
a. Placethe steeringwheelinpositionforstraightaheadtravel.
b. Infrontofthe axle,measurethedistancehorizontallyfrom
theinsideofthe left rimto theinsideofthe right rim.Notethe
distance.
c. Behindthe axle,measurethe distancehorizontallyfromthe
insideofthe left rimto the insideofthe rightrim.Notethe
distance.
d. The measurementtakeninfrontoftheaxle shouldbe
between1/16"and5/16"lessthanthe measurementtaken
behindtheaxle.
Beforeoperatingthetractor,makesuretheseatis engagedin the
seat-stop.Engagetheparkingbrake.Standbehindthemachineand
pullbackon seatuntilitclicksintoplace.
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