Toro 07266 - Drive System Maintenance; Checking and Adjusting Neutral

WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
3.Installthebatteryinthechassis;refertoInstalling
theBattery.
StoringtheBattery
Ifthemachinewillbestoredformorethan30days,
removethebatteryandchargeitfully.Eitherstore
itontheshelforonthemachine.Leavethecables
disconnectedifitisstoredonthemachine.Storethe
batteryinacoolatmospheretoavoidquickdeterioration
ofthechargeinthebattery.Topreventthebatteryfrom
freezing,makesureitisfullycharged.
DriveSystem
Maintenance
CheckingandAdjusting
Neutral
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Whenperformingroutinemaintenanceand/orengine
diagnostics,thetransaxlemustbeshiftedintoneutral
(
Figure35).Thevehiclehasaneutralpositiononthe
shiftlever,whichcontrolstheneutralinthetransaxle.
Thefollowingstepsshouldbetakentomakesurethat
theneutralshiftleveroperatesthetransaxleneutral
correctly:
1.SettheshiftleverintotheNeutralposition.
2.Ensurethattheneutralbracketisintheneutral
position(leveltothecablemountingbracketlocated
belowtheshiftbracket)byturningthedrivenclutch
(
Figure35).Thevehicleshouldnotrollbackand
forth.Ifitdoes,manuallymovetheneutralbracket
totheneutralposition.
Figure35
1.Neutralbracket2.Locknuts
3.Tightenoneofthelocknuts(Figure35)toachieve
agapof0.03-0.06inch.
Note:Youmustholdthethreadedshaftbelowthe
brackettotightenthelocknutontop.
4.Tightentheotherlocknuttoachieveagapof
0.03-0.06inch.
5.Pulluponeachshiftcableanensurethatthereisa
0.03-0.06inchgapbetweenthenut/washerandthe
neutralbracket(
Figure36).Ifthereisanotagap
adjustthenutstoachieveagapof0.03-0.06inch.
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