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MTD 700 Series Professional Shop Manual

MTD 700 Series
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Chapter 5: Auto-drive CVT Drive and Brake System 35
About this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
About the variable speed drive system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Externally repairable drive system problems: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Indications that a transaxle is not warrantable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Brake adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gear selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Adjusting Gearshift Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adjusting the variable speed pulley control rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Linkage: pedal shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Drive pedal and brake pedal shaft assembly removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Linkage: Cobra head to control rod tie plate and hex bushing . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Belt control: Upper drive belt idler arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Belt control: Servicing the variable speed pulley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Belt control: Double idler tensioner pulleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Drive belt replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Transaxle removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Transaxle Repair - Bench Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 6: Hydrostatic Transaxle 75
Purging the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Transaxle control linkage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cross-shaft and control lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Clutch/Brake linkage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake pedal assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Parking brake adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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MTD 700 Series Specifications

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Turning Radius18 inches
Engine TypeSingle-cylinder
Drive TypeRear-wheel drive
Tire Size (Front)15x6.00-6
Tire Size (Rear)20x10.00-8

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