TractionNeutralSensor(MachineSerialNumberabove316000000)
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Figure148
1.Tractionneutralsensor3.Neutralarm
5.Lockwasher(2each)
2.Sensorbracket4.Jamnut(2each)
Thetractionneutralsensorisanormallyopenproximityswitchthatcloseswhen
thetractionpedalisintheneutralposition.Thesensorislocatedundertheseat
andmountstoasensorbracketoverthehydraulicpump(Figure148).The
sensingplateforthetractionneutralsensoristheneutralarm.
TheStandardControlModulemonitorstheoperationofthetractionneutral
sensor.IfthekeyswitchisintheONpositionandthetractionpedalisinthe
neutralposition,theSCMneutralinputLEDshouldbeilluminated.
TestingtheTractionNeutralSensor
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingdeck,settheparking
brake,andshutofftheengine.
2.Beforeyoudisconnectthetractionneutralsensorfortesting,ensurethat
youtestthesensoranditscircuitwiringasaSCMinput;refertoStandard
ControlModule(SCM)(page6–3).
3.IftheSCMveriesthatthesensorandcircuitwiringarefunctioningcorrectly,
thennomoreswitchtestingisnecessary.
4.IftheSCMdeterminesthatthetractionneutralsensorandcircuitwiringare
notfunctioningcorrectly,proceedwiththetest.
5.Raisetheoperatorseatandremovetheseatplate.
6.Locatethetractionneutralsensor.
7.TurnthekeyswitchtotheRUNposition(donotstarttheengine)andcheck
theLEDonthecableendofthetractionneutralsensor.TheLEDshouldbe
illuminatedwhenthetractionpedalisintheneutralposition.
8.WiththekeyswitchisstillintheRUNposition(donotstarttheengine),press
thetractionpedaleitherforwardorreverseandchecktheLEDonthecable
endofthetractionneutralsensor.TheLEDshouldnotbeilluminatedwhen
thetractionpedalispressed.
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