Exmark ARS180KA21 - Adjustments and Settings; Thread Locking Adhesives Usage; Adjusting the Self-Propel Drive

Maintenance
ThreadLockingAdhesives
Threadlockingadhesivessuchas“Loctite242”
or“Fel-Pro,Pro-LockNutType”areusedonthe
followingfasteners:
Enginemountingbolts.
Allsetscrews.
Adjustments
Note:Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stopandremovesparkplugwirebeforeservicing,
cleaning,ormakinganyadjustmentstotheunit.
CAUTION
Raisingtheunitforserviceormaintenance
relyingsolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jackscouldbedangerous.Themechanicalor
hydraulicjacksmaynotbeenoughsupportor
maymalfunctionallowingtheunittofall,which
couldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstandsor
equivalentsupport.
AdjustingtheSelf-Propel
Drive
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Raisethetinestothetransportposition.
4.Squeezetheself-propelbailtothehandleuntil
thetransmissionisfullystroked.
Ifthebailcontactsthehandle,releasethebail.
Loosenthetopadjustmentnutoneturnand
tightenthebottomadjustmentnut.Squeezethe
bailtothehandle.Repeatthisstepuntilthere
isagap(upto1/8inch(3mm))betweenthe
self–propelbailandthehandle.
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