Maintenance
thedeckistoohigh,loosenthesinglepoint
adjustmentboltbyrotatingitcounterclockwise.
Loosenthefrontandrearheightofcutplate
mountingbolts.Finetunetherearadjusters
asrequired;thesinglepointadjustmentcanbe
utilizedtogainmoreadjustment.
Note:Loosenortightenthesinglepoint
adjustmentboltenoughtomovetheheightofcut
platemountingboltsatleast1/3thelengthof
theavailabletravelintheirslots.Thiswillregain
someupanddownadjustmentoneachofthe
fourdecklinks.
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Figure50
1.Singlepointheightadjustmentbolt
2.Frontheightofcutplatemountingbolt
3.Rearheightofcutplatemountingbolt
7.Re-tightenfrontandrearheightofcutplate
mountingbolts.
Important:Torquethefrontandrearheight
ofcutplatemountingboltsto27-33ft-lb
(37-45N-m).
AdjustingtheWingDecks
1.Measurefromthelevelsurfacetothefronttip
oftheLHwingdeckblade.Themeasurement
shouldread4inches(102mm).
2.Measurefromthelevelsurfacetothefronttip
oftheRHwingdeckblade.Themeasurement
shouldread4inches(102mm).
Note:Aswiththecenterdeck,inmost
conditionsthebacktipsonthewingblades
shouldbeadjusted1/4inch(6.4mm)higherthan
thefront.
3.Theleftandrightwingdeckshavebladeheight
adjustmentswithfrontandrearadjustpoints.To
adjustthewingbladeheight,rstloosenthefront
andrearheightofcuthangermountingnuts.
Therearefourlocations—twooneachsideof
thechannel(seeFigure51).
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Figure51
1.Rearhangermountingnuts
2.Rearheightadjustmenthardwarelocation
3.Singlepointrearadjustment
4.Fronthangermountingnuts
5.Frontheightadjustmenthardwarelocation
•Ifthedeckistoolow,tightenthefrontheight
adjustmentbolt(item5,Figure51)byrotating
thebottomnutclockwise.
•Ifthedeckistoohigh,loosenthefrontheight
adjustmentbolt(item5,Figure51)byrotating
thebottomnutcounterclockwise.Finetuned
therearadjustersasrequired.
Adjusttherearwheelheight(item2,Figure51)
sothattherearwheellightlytouchestheground
withminimalpressure.
4.Measurethebackofthewingblades.Ifeither
haslessthan1/16inch(1.5mm)rake,raisethe
backofthedeckbytighteningtheLHandRH
rearadjustments(item3,Figure51)untilall
fourbladeshaveaminimumof1/16inchrake
(1.5mm).Readjustthewingrearwheelssothey
lightlytouchthegroundwithminimalpressure.
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