Adjustments & Service; Seat Adjustment; Steering Gear Adjustment; Brake & Brake Spring Adjustment - Hydro - Simplicity Regent 1693264 Operator's Manual

Adjustments 8 Service
To avoid serious injury, perform adjustments
only with engine stopped, key removed and trac-
tor on level ground.

SEAT ADJUSTMENT

The seat can be moved forward and back by moving the
lever (A, Figure 26) underneath the front of the seat, then
positioning the seat as desired.

STEERING GEAR ADJUSTMENT

If there is excessive slack in the steering system, the steer-
ing gear back lash can be eliminated by re-indexing the it
to the steering shaft gear with the following adjustment.
1. Loosen the two capscrews (A, Figure 27)
2. Push the bracket so that the gear teeth are closely
meshed.
3. Retighten the nuts after adjustment.
BRAKE & BRAKE SPRING
ADJUSTMENT - HYDRO
Note: All hydra brake adjustment is accomplished
through brake spring adjustment.
1. Fully depress brake pedal and lock parking brake.
2. See Figure 28. With the tractor parked on a level sur-
face adjust the brake rod nut (A) until spring (B) is
compressed to a length of 1.69"-1.75" (l-11/16" to I-
3. Check the adjustment by backing the tractor up a hill,
engaging the parking brake, and shutting off the
engine. While seated in the operator's position park
the tractor for at least 30 seconds and watch for
movement.
If the parking brake does not hold, tighten the spring.
If the parking brake cannot be engaged, loosen the
brake spring.
Figure 26. Seat Adjustment
A. Seat Adjustment Lever
Figure 27. Steering Gear Adjustment
A. Capscrews
Figure 26. Brake Spring Adjustment - Hydro Models
A. Nut
2 4
B. Spring
0 1