SERVICE
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 motion controls and the handle
bar. If the distance is greater or the controls touch the handle bar, adjustment
is needed.
Motion control adjustment
(Left side shown)
5. There are adjusters located by the transaxles on the control linkages.
Loosen the jam nuts on the top and bottom of the adjuster.
Note
: The top nuts are left hand thread and the bottom are right hand thread.
6. Holding the control forward to the handle bar, rotate the adjuster to get the
1/16” clearance to the handle bar and tighten the jam nuts. Repeat for both
sides.
7. Engage parking brake.
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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.
3. Ensure motion controls are in the neutral position.
4. If either drive wheel rotates while the motion control levers are in the neutral
position, neutral adjustment is necessary.
5. Engage parking brake. Stop engine.
