Service Manual

3-19Z Master 500 Gas Series Service Manual

CHASSIS

8. Raise lift lever grip assembly until deck mount

swivels rest against deck rod jam nuts. Install

HOC pin into deck lift plate height of cut holes that

correspond to the 3” (7.62cm) HOC position (Fig.

084).

Fig 084 DSC-1681

9. Install lower “stop” bolt through inner and outer deck

lift plates. Install nylock nut and tighten until hex nut

and bolt are seated rmly against the deck lift plates.

DO NOT over-tighten or deck lift plates will deform

inward causing HOC pin assembly to bind (Fig. 085).

Fig 085 DSC-1682

10. Install Hex nut on end of deck lift rod. Tighten

against deck mount swivel. Repeat procedure for

opposite side deck lift rod (Fig. 086).

Fig 086 DSC-1683

A. Rear deck mount B. HOC Pin

swivel

Fig 087 DSC-1685

11. Raise mower deck to the transport position. Remove

support blocks. Check deck level adjustment (refer

to Mower Deck Leveling page 7-27). Readjust

compression spring length by turning front nut.

Spring should be compressed to a length of 11-1/2”

(29.2cm) between washers. Lock the front nut into

position by tightening the spring jam nut (Fig. 087).