MASSEY FERGUSON 5400 - Adjusting Automatic Hook Tie-Rods and Controls

Massey Ferguson 5400 - Issue 1.a
06G01.7
GPA20 hitch hooks
C . Adjusting automatic hook
tie-rods and controls
Adjusting the tie-rods
1. On the bracket, disconnect the lower clevises of
the tie-rods and the control cable.
2. Start the engine.
3. Helped by an operator, activate the internal or
external lift control (if fitted) so that the lift arms are
in the maximum lifting position (continuous
pumping).
4. Compress the lower part of the hook along the axis
of the tractor, as shown by “F” (Fig. 3) using a
trolley jack, in order to obtain a dimension X of 6 to
14 mm between the top of the main bracket and
the top of the mobile plate (Fig. 4).
5. Adjust the length of the rods by turning their sliding
square section (1) in order to engage the clevises
on the axle pins (3) of the bracket (Fig. 4).
6. Fit the pins.
7. Remove the jack.
8. Reconnect the control.
9. Check the operation of the mobile plate and the
hook lock mechanism using the lever (1) (Fig. 5).
N
OTE: If the lock does not operate correctly, the
control must be adjusted.
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5