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STEERING

Steering alignment

IMPORTANT: The front tires will have a “TOE-

IN” between 1/16” and 1/4” to allow the unit to

track properly.

1. Check the tire pressure in the front tires and

make certain that they are at approximately 14

PSI. The rear tires should be at 10 PSI.

2. Place the unit on level ground.

3. Lower the deck lift lever to the lowest position.

4. Line up the centering hole in the steering gear

with the centering hole in the support plate, and

insert a 1/4” Phillips screw driver up through

both. See Figure 3.1.

NOTE: The steering wheel should be in the

straight forward position. If it is not, remove the

steering wheel and reinstall it so that it is.

Figure 3.1

Center the steering gear

5. In front of the axle, measure the distance hori-

zontally from the inside of the left rim to the

inside of the right rim. See Figure 3.2.

6. From behind the axle, measure the distance hor-

izontally from the inside of the left rim to the

inside of the right rim.

7. The measurement taken in front of the axle

should be between 1/16” and 5/16” less than the

measurement taken behind the axle. If not, per-

form the following steps:

8. Loosen the jam nut at the rear of the right ball

joint that secures the ball joint to the drag link

using a 1/2” wrench and an 11/16” wrench.

See Figure 3.3.

Figure 3.2

Measure rim-to-rim at the front and back of rim

Figure 3.3

Jam nut

CHAPTER 3: STEERING

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