IMPORTANT
Aproperlyinstalledandcalibratedtractionpedalpositionsensoris
criticaltoaccuratetractionsystemresponseandforreliablesensor
life.Usecarewhenremoving,installingandcalibratingthetraction
pedalpositionsensor.
TractionPedalDisassembly(Figure314)
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface,lowercuttingdecks,stopengineand
removekeyfromthekeyswitch.
2.Removescrewssecuringsteeringcover(item1)andmovesteeringcoverup
steeringcolumntoaccesstractionpedalassembly.
3.Disconnectmachinewireharnessconnectorfromthrottlepositionsensor
(item29).
4.Ifthetractionpedalistoberemovedfromthetractionpedalshaft(item5),
useamarkerorpaintpenonpedalandshafttoidentifylocationofpedalfor
assemblypurposes.
5.Disassembletractionpedalasneeded.Whenremovingrollpin(item32),
makesuretosupportshafttopreventcomponentdamage.
TractionPedalAssembly(Figure314)
1.Assembletractionpedalasnecessarynotingthefollowingitems:
A.Applygreasetoinsideandoutsideofangebushing(item17).Donot
allowgreasetogetonthreadsofspringshaft(item20)duringinstallation.
B.Applygreasetotractionpedalshaft(item5)wheretheshaftcontacts
bearing(item22)andbushing(item27).
C.Useapresstoinstallrollpin(item32).DONOTdistortrollpinduring
assembly.
D.Makesurethatrollpin(item32)isfullyinsidethebutteryplate(item
23).Therollpinshouldnotcontacttheshimplateorbearingthroughout
theoperatingrange.
E.Toinstallthetractionpedalpositionsensor(item29),pressandholdthe
tractionpedalinthereversedirectionslightly.Aligntheslotontheend
ofthepedalshaftwiththeslotinthepositionsensor.Holdtheposition
sensoragainstthehubandbushingassemblyandinstallthetwo(2)
standoffs(item28)throughthesensorbody.Installthecoverplate(item
30),socketheadscrewsandlocknuts.Tightensocketheadscrews(item
31)from1.5to2.0N·m(13to17in−lb).
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