Toro 74264TE - Controls System Maintenance; Adjusting the Control Handle Neutral Position

ControlsSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheControlHandle
NeutralPosition
Ifmotioncontrolleversdonotalign,ormoveeasilyinto
theconsolenotch,adjustmentisrequired.Adjusteach
lever,springandrodseparately.
Note:Motioncontrolleversmustbeinstalledcorrectly.
SeeInstallingtheMotionControlLeversinthesetup
instructions.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Unlatchtheseatandtilttheseatforward.
4.Beginwitheithertheleftorrightmotioncontrol
lever.
5.Movethelevertotheneutralpositionbutnotlocked
(Figure66).
6.Pulltheleverbackuntiltheclevispin(onarm
belowpivotshaft)contactstheendoftheslot(just
beginningtoputpressureonthespring)(Figure66).
7.Checkwherethecontrolleverisrelativetonotchin
console(Figure66).Itshouldbecenteredallowing
levertopivotoutwardtotheneutrallockposition.
Figure66
1.Neutrallockedposition3.Neutralpotion
2.Controllever
8.Ifadjustmentisneeded,loosenthenutandjamnut
againsttheyoke(Figure67).
9.Applyslightrearwardpressureonthemotion
controllever,turntheheadoftheadjustmentbolt
intheappropriatedirectionuntilthecontrolleveris
centeredintheneutrallockposition(Figure67).
Note:Keepingrearwardpressureontheleverwill
keepthepinattheendoftheslotandallowthe
adjustmentbolttomovethelevertotheappropriate
position.
10.Tightenthenutandjamnut(Figure67).
11.Repeatfortheoppositesideofthemachine.
Figure67
1.Height-of-cutlever
5.Adjustmentbolt
2.Nutagainstyoke6.Yoke
3.JamNut
7.Spring
4.Clevispininslot
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