Toro 12004TC - Drive System Maintenance; Checking and Adjusting Neutral

topreventbatterydamagewhenthetemperatureis
below32°F(0°C).
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Connecta3to4ampbatterychargertothebattery
posts.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4amperes
for4to8hours(12volts).Donotoverchargethe
battery.
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
Whenperformingroutinemaintenanceand/orengine
diagnostics,thetransaxlemustbeshiftedintoneutral
(Figure40).Thevehiclehasaneutralpositiononthe
shiftlever,whichcontrolstheneutralinthetransaxle.
Thefollowingstepsshouldbetakentomakesurethat
theneutralshiftleveroperatesthetransaxleneutral
correctly:
1.SettheshiftleverintotheNeutralposition.
2.Ensurethattheneutralbracketisintheneutral
position(level)byturningthedriveclutch
(Figure40).Thevehicleshouldnotrollbackand
forth.Ifitdoes,manuallymovetheneutralbracket
totheneutralposition.
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Figure40
1.Neutralbracket2.Locknuts
3.Tightenoneofthelocknuts(Figure40)justenough
totaketheslackoutoftheshiftcable.
Note:Youmustholdthethreadedshaftbelowthe
brackettotightenthelocknutontop.
4.Tightentheotherlocknutjustenoughtotakethe
slackoutoftheothershiftcable.
5.Pulluponeachshiftcableanensurethatthereisno
gapbetweenthenut/washerandtheneutralbracket
(Figure41).Ifthereisagap,tightenthenut.
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