Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
Figure38
1.Feelergauge
•Ifthegapislessthan0.010inch,then
reinstalltheshimandreferencethe
Troubleshootingsection.
•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothe
safetycheckinstepF.
F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:
a.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.
b.MakesurethebladesDoNotengage
withthePTOswitch“off”andtheclutch
disengaged.
Iftheclutchdoesnotdisengage,
reinstalltheshimandreferencethe
Troubleshootingsection.
c.EngageanddisengagethePTOswitch
tenconsecutivetimestoensuretheclutch
isfunctioningproperly.Iftheclutch
doesnotengageproperly,referencethe
Troubleshootingsection.
MotionControlLinkage
Adjustment
Locatedoneithersideofthefueltank,belowtheseat
arethepumpcontrollinkages.Rotatingthepump
linkagewitha1/2inchwrenchallowsnetuning
adjustmentssothatthemachinedoesnotmovein
neutral.Anyadjustmentsshouldbemadeforneutral
positioningonly.
WARNING
Enginemustberunninganddrive
wheelsmustbeturningsomotioncontrol
adjustmentcanbeperformed.Contactwith
movingpartsorhotsurfacesmaycause
personalinjury.
Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearof
rotatingcomponentsandhotsurfaces.
1.Priortostartingtheengine,pushthedecklift
pedalandremovetheheightofcutpin.Lower
decktotheground.
2.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwith
jackstands(orequivalentsupport)justhigh
enoughtoallowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
3.Removetheelectricalconnectionfromtheseat
safetyswitch,locatedunderthebottomcushion
oftheseat.Theswitchisapartoftheseat
assembly.
4.Temporarilyinstallajumperwireacrossthe
terminalsintheconnectorofthemainwiring
harness.
5.Startengine.Brakemustbeengagedand
motioncontrolleversouttostartengine.
Operatordoesnothavetobeintheseat
becauseofthejumperwirebeingused.Run
engineatfullthrottleandreleasebrake.
6.Runtheunitatleast5minuteswiththedrive
leversatfullforwardspeedtobringhydraulicoil
uptooperatingtemperature.
Note:Themotioncontrolleverneedstobein
neutralwhilemakinganynecessaryadjustments.
7.Bringthemotioncontrolleversintotheneutral
position.Adjustpumpcontrolrodlengths
byrotatingthedoublenutsontherodinthe
appropriatedirectionuntilthewheelsslightly
creepinreverse(Figure39).Movethemotion
controlleverstothereversepositionandwhile
applyingslightpressuretotheleverallowthe
reverseindicatorspringstobringtheleversback
toneutral.Thewheelsmuststopturningor
slightlycreepinreverse.
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