Figure81
AdjustingtheMotionControl
Linkage
Locatedoneithersideofthefueltank,belowtheseatare
thepumpcontrollinkages.Rotatingthepumplinkagewitha
1/2inchwrenchallowsnetuningadjustmentssothatthe
machinedoesnotmoveinneutral.Anyadjustmentsshould
bemadeforneutralpositioningonly.
WARNING
Enginemustberunninganddrivewheelsmust
beturningsomotioncontroladjustmentcanbe
performed.Contactwithmovingpartsorhot
surfacesmaycausepersonalinjury.
Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearofrotating
componentsandhotsurfaces.
1.Priortostartingtheengine,pushthedeckliftpedal
andremovetheheightofcutpin.Lowerdecktothe
ground.
2.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwithjack
stands(orequivalentsupport)justhighenoughto
allowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
3.Removetheelectricalconnectionfromtheseatsafety
switch,locatedunderthebottomcushionoftheseat.
Theswitchisapartoftheseatassembly.
4.Temporarilyinstallajumperwireacrosstheterminals
intheconnectorofthemainwiringharness.
5.Startengine.Brakemustbeengagedandmotion
controlleversouttostartengine.Operatordoes
nothavetobeintheseatbecauseofthejumper
wirebeingused.Runengineatfullthrottleand
releasebrake.
6.Runtheunitatleast5minuteswiththedriveleversat
fullforwardspeedtobringhydraulicoiluptooperating
temperature.
Note:Themotioncontrolleverneedstobeinneutral
whilemakinganynecessaryadjustments.
7.Bringthemotioncontrolleversintotheneutral
position.Adjustpumpcontrolrodlengthsbyrotating
thedoublenutsontherodintheappropriatedirection
untilthewheelsslightlycreepinreverse(
Figure82).
Movethemotioncontrolleverstothereverseposition
andwhileapplyingslightpressuretotheleverallow
thereverseindicatorspringstobringtheleversback
toneutral.Thewheelsmuststopturningorslightly
creepinreverse.
Figure82
1.Doublenuts
8.Shutoffunit.Removejumperwirefromwireharness
andplugconnectorintoseatswitch.
9.Removethejackstands.
10.Raisethedeckandre-installtheheightofcutpin.
11.Checkthatthemachinedoesnotcreepinneutralwith
theparkbrakesdisengaged.
AdjustingtheMotionControl
Damper
Thetopdampermountingboltcanbeadjustedtoobtain
amoredesiredmotioncontrolleverresistance.See
Figure83formountingoptions.
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