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Maintenance Instructions
CHECKING/SERVICING
Forward Speed Control Friction Lock
The FSC friction lock is designed to
hold the se-
lected forward travel speed
when the steering le
vers are moved and yet the friction is not too heavy
to make
moving the FSC control
difficult (too much
friction). The procedure for checking the FSC fric
tion lock is as follows:
1. With the engine off, place the FSC in the full
FORWARD
position and pull both steering le
vers back; the FSC lever should not move. If
the FSC lever moves back when the steering
levers are pulled back, the
friction needs to be
increased.
2. With the steering levers held back, move the
FSC lever back from the
FORWARD
position.
With a proper amount of friction adjusted, the
FSC lever should move back with a slight
amount of resistance (friction). If the FSC lever
movement is “stiff”,
the friction needs to be
decreased.
If the FSC friction lock needs to be adjusted, refer to
ADJUSTMENTS
for
Step 7 -
Forward Speed Con-
trol Friction Adjustment
in
this section
.
