Service Manual

Transaxle Shift Linkage Adjustment
1. Remove steering tower cover. Raise and securely
lock the front cutting unit in raised transport position.
2. Move axle shift lever forward to transport (high speed)
position. Measure shaf
t dimension from side of
transaxle case to end of shaft (Fig. 7). Adjust upper
linkage length at top eye rod if necessary to get proper
dimension (Fig. 8).
3. Move axle shift lever rearward to mow (low speed)
position. Measure shaf
t dimension from side of
transaxle case to end of shaft. Adjust linkage length at
top eye rod if necessary to get proper dimension.
4. Move axle shift lever forward to transport (high speed)
position
and verify that the dimension is correct.
5. Move axle shift lever rearward to mow (low speed)
position. Start the engine and lower one cutting unit.
Turn on reel speed control and cutting unit engagement
switch. The cutting unit should engage. When axle shift
lever is moved to N or transport position, the cutting unit
should disengage. If the cutting unit does not disengage
there is a problem in the axle hi-low switch circuit (see
Chapter 5 - Electrical System).
Measure from end of shaft to edge of transaxle.
L
ow position
1
.2 - 1.3 in. (30 - 33 mm)
HIgh position
2.6 - 2.7 in. (66 - 69 mm)
Transaxle
Figure 7
2
1
Figure 8
1. Axle shift lever 2. Upper linkage
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