Service Manual

Adjustments
Traction Control Rod Adjustment (Serial Numbers Below 50000) (Fig. 12)
1. Check traction drive neutral position to assure front
wheels do not creep; refer to “Traction Drive Neutral Ad-
justment”.
2. Depress traction pedal fully
. There must be 1/16 inch
(1.6 mm) between inside front edge of pedal and trian-
gular support brace. If distance is as specified, the con-
trol rod is adjusted correctly. If distance is not as
specified,
proceed to step 3 for an adjustment.
3. Loosen jam nut away from front of control rod. Re-
move cotter pin and slotted nut retaining tapered socket
in pivot mount on bottom of traction pedal.
4. Adjust tapered socket as required. Slide end of ta-
pered socket through traction pedal pivot mount. Then
depress pedal and check for 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) clear-
ance between front edge of pedal and top of support
brace. Adjust tapered socket until correct adjustment re-
sults.
Figure 12
5. After control rod is adjusted correctly, secure tapered
1. 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) 4. Nuts
2. Jam nut
socket and traction pedal together with slotted nut and
3. Cotter pin & slotted nut
5. Friction wheel
cotter pin. Also tighten jam nut against front of control
rod.
Traction Control Rod Adjustment (Serial Numbers Above 50000) (Fig. 12A)
1. Check traction drive neutral position to assure front
wheels do not creep; refer to “Traction Drive Neutral Ad-
justment”.
2. Loosen lock nuts and adjust traction pedal stop screw
to a length of 3” (76.2 mm).
3. Rotate traction pump lever on transmission to full for-
ward speed location.
4. Adjust traction control rod end until there is a .120”
(3.05 mm) gap between top of traction pedal stop screw
and pedal.
Figure 12A
1
2
3” (76.2 mm)
.120” (3.05 mm)
2. Stop screw
5. Make sure that all nuts are properly secured after ad-
1. Traction pedal
justment.
Traction Pedal Friction Wheel Adjustment (Fig. 12)
1. Loosen two nuts securing traction pedal shaft on right 3. Tighten nuts to secure shaft and wheel in position.
side of pedal.
2. Rotate shaft to relocate worn surface of friction wheel
away from underside of traction pedal.
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