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Maintenance Procedures
Service Motion Controls
Adjusting the Motion Controls
1. Park machine safely. Stop engine.
2. Chock wheels. Release parking brake.
3. Move both motion controls toward the handle bar
full forward.
4. There should be exactly 1/16” between the mo-
tion controls and the handle bar. If the distance is
greater or the controls touch the handle bar, ad-
justment is needed.
Motion Control Adjustment
(Right Side Shown)
5. There are adjusters located by the transaxles on
the back of the unit, just below the gas tank on the
right and left sides. Loosen the jam nuts on the
top and bottom of the adjuster.
NOTE:
The top nuts are left hand thread and the bot-
tom are right hand thread.
6. Holding the control forward to the handle bar, ro-
tate the adjuster to get the 1/16” clearance to the
handle bar and tighten the jam nuts. Repeat for
both sides.
Adjusting Motion Controls - Checking Neutral Center
1. Choose a hard, level surface to perform this test.
2. Mount the machine. Start engine. Release the
parking brake by tipping the handles down.
3. Ensure motion controls are in the NEUTRAL posi-
tion.
4. If either drive wheel rotates while the motion con-
trol levers are in the NEUTRAL position, neutral
adjustment is necessary.
5. Release handles allowing them to tip out to set
the parking brake.
Adjusting Motion Controls Neutral Center
1. Park machine safely, block front casters.
2. Raise the rear of the machine, use jack stands or
blocking under the chassis for safety. This proce-
dure requires working on and running machine
while on blocks, so make sure the machine is se-
curely blocked.
3. Ensure motion controls are in the NEUTRAL posi-
tion.
Control Arm
Neutral Center
Screw
Left Side Transaxle Shown
4. Using a 1/4” allen wrench, Slightly loosen cap
screw to allow the rotation of neutral return plate.
