Exmark VANTAGE - Motion Control Tracking Adjustment; Check the Neutral Switch Alignment

Maintenance
Figure37
1.Locknut
3.Locknut(LHthread)
2.Adjustmentrod
7.Continuetorotatetheadjustmentrod,counting
theturns,untiltheLCDindicatorturnsoff.
Rotatetheadjustmentrodintheopposite
directionhalfthenumberofturnscounted.
ReleasetheLHmotioncontrolleverandtighten
thelocknutsontherightside.
8.TurntheadjustmentrodontheLHside(as
viewedfromtherearofthemachine—see
Figure38)untiltheleftcontrolhasapproximately
thesamenaturalneutralpositionastheright.If
moreadjustmentisneeded,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.Finaladjustmentoftheleftside
isdoneinthetrackingadjustmentsection.Ifno
adjustmentisrequired,seeChecktheNeutral
SwitchAlignmentsection.
Figure38
1.Rotatetoincreasespeed
2.Adjustmentrod
3.Rotatetodecreasespeed
9.Reinstalltherearcushion.
MotionControlTracking
Adjustment
Ifthemachinetravelsorpullstoonesidewhenthe
motioncontrolleversareinthefullforwardposition,
adjustthetracking.
1.Pushbothcontrolleversforwardthesame
distance.
2.Checkifthemachinepullstooneside.Ifitdoes,
stopthemachineandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Releasetherearcushionfromtherearofthe
machine.
4.Placethefrontreference/speedcontrolbarin
themaximumforwardposition.SeeAdjusting
theFrontReference/SpeedControlBarin
Operation.
5.RotatetheadjustmentrodontheLHsideofthe
machine(asviewedfromtherearofthemachine
—see
Figure38).
6.Lookingdowntowardstheadjustmentrod—
rotateitcounterclockwise,in1/4turnincrements,
toincreasespeedorclockwisetodecreasespeed.
7.Drivethemachineandcheckthefullforward
tracking.
8.Repeatsteps5through7untildesiredtracking
isobtained.
9.Withthemotioncontrolleversintheneutral
position(see
Figure4)(withnoforceonthelever
eitherforwardorback),theneutralLCDindicator
shouldappear..Ifitdoesnotappear,refertothe
Troubleshootingsection.
10.Reinstalltherearcushion.
ChecktheNeutralSwitch
Alignment
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekeyorsparkplugwire(s).
3.Settheheightofcuttothe3inch(7.6cm)
position.
4.PerformtheMotionControlNeutral
AdjustmentandMotionControlTracking
AdjustmentasstatedintheMaintenancesection.
5.Releasetherearcushionfromtherearofthe
machineandlowertotheplatform.
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