Toro 33518 - Controls System Maintenance; Adjusting the Traction-Control Linkage

ControlsSystem
Maintenance
Adjustingthe
Traction-ControlLinkage
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Shutofftheengine,engagetheparkingbrake,
removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Pushthecontrolleverallthewayforwardtothe
frontreferencebar.
4.Ifthecontrollevercontactthereferencebar
ordonotcontactthereferencebarperform
thefollowing:
A.Releasethecontrolleverandallowitto
returntotheneutralposition.
B.Removethespring-clevispinfromthefork
ttingofthetraction-controllinkage(Figure
53).
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Figure53
1.Spring-clevispin
3.Turnbuckle
2.Locknut
C.Adjusttheforkttingtosettheinitialgap
asfollows:
•Ifthecontrollevercontactsthe
referencebar,rotatetheforktting
(Figure53)counterclockwise(asviewed
fromthetopofthemachine).
•Ifthecontrolleverdoesnotcontacts
thereferencebar,rotatetheforktting
(Figure53)counterclockwise.
D.Installthespringclevispin(Figure53)and
movethecontrolleverforward.
E.RepeatthisstepsAthroughDuntilthere
isagapapproximately1.6mm(1/16inch)
betweenthecontrolleverandthefront
referencebar.
F.Removethespring-clevispin,rotatethe
turnbuckleclockwise1additionalturn,and
insertthespring-clevispin(Figure53).
5.Repeatsteps4Athrough4Ffortheother
traction-controllinkage.
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