Adjusting The Lift Arms - Toro Groundsmaster 3500-G Operator's Manual

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Adjusting the Lift Arms

No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Start the engine, raise the cutting units, and ensure that
the clearance between each lift arm and the floor-plate
bracket is 5 to 8 mm (0.18 to 0.32 inches) as shown
in Figure 6.
Cutting units removed for clarity
1. Floor-plate bracket
2. Clearance
If the clearance is not in this range, adjust it as
follows:
A. Back off the stop bolts
1. Stop bolt
2. Clearance
Figure 6
3. Lift arm
(Figure 7).
Figure 7
3. Lift arm
B. Back off the jam nut on the cylinder
1. Jam nut
C. Remove the pin from the rod end and rotate the
clevis.
D. Install the pin and check the clearance.
Note: Repeat the procedure if required.
E. Tighten the clevis jam nut.
2. Ensure that the clearance between each lift arm and
stop bolt is 0.13 to 1.02 mm (0.005 to 0.040 inches) as
shown in Figure
Note: If the clearance is not in this range, adjust the
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stop bolts to attain the proper clearance.
3. Start the engine, raise the cutting units, and ensure that
the clearance between the wear strap on the top of the
rear-cutting-unit wear bar and the bumper strap is 0.51
to 2.54 mm (0.02 to 0.10 inches) as shown in
1. Wear bar
If the clearance is not in this range, adjust the rear
cylinder as follows:
Note: If the rear-lift arm clunks during transport, you
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can reduce clearance.
A. Lower the cutting units and back off the jam nut
on the cylinder
13
(Figure
Figure 8
2. Front cylinder
7.
Figure 9
2. Bumper strap
(Figure 10).
8).
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Figure 9.
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