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Troy-Bilt Horse 60TP Operator's Manual page 19

Automatic lawn tractor

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if the tractordoesnot cometo a compbte stop whenthe
brakepedal is completelydepressed,or if the tractor's
rear wheelscan roll with the parkingbrakeapplbd, the
brakeis in need of adiustment,The brakedisc can be
foundon the rightsideof the transmissionin the rearof
the tractor,Adiustif necessaryas follows:
1, Lookingat thetransmissionfrom the rightside of the
tractor,locatethe compression springand brakedisc,
See Figure11,
2, Loosen,but do NOTremove,the hex nutfoundon the
rightsideof the brakeassembly,See Figure11,
3, Usinga feebr gauge,set the gap betweenthe brake
disc and the brakepuck at ,011",
4, Reqightenthe hexnut loosenedearlier,
Seat
Adjustment
_
ARNING: Before operating this
machine, make sure the seat is engaged
in the seat stop, stand behind the
machine and pull back on seat until fully
engaged into stop.
Set gap
.011
Figure 11
Hex Nut
To adiustthe positionof theseat on modelsequipped
with a seat adiustmentlever,movethe bv'erto the left
and slide the seatforwardor rearward.See Figure
3 on page 10.Makesureseat is lockedintoposition
beforeoperatingthe tractor.
Steering
Adjustment
if the tractorturnstighter in one directionthan theother,
or if the ball ioints are being replaceddue to damageor
wear,the steeringdrag linksmay need to be adiusted,
Adiust thedrag links so that equal bngths are threaded
into the ball iointon the left and right side:
1, Loosentheiam nut foundon the drag linkat the rear
of the ballioint, See Figure12,
2, Removehex nuton the topof ballioint, See Figure12,
3, Threadthe ballioint towardtheiam nutto shortenthe
drag link, Threadthe ballioint awayfrom theiam nut
to bngthenthe drag link,
4, Replacehex nutand retightentheiam nut after proper
adiustmentis achieved,
NOTE:Threadingthe ballioints too far ontothe drag links
will causethe front tires to "toe4n"too far, Propertoeqn is
between1/16"and 5/16",
Figure 12
NOTE: Threading the
Fronttire toeqncan be measuredas follows:
1, Placethesteeringwheelin positionfor straight
aheadtravel
2, In front of the axle, measurethe distancehorizontally
from the insideof the left rimto the insideof the right
rim, Note thedistance,
3, Behindthe axle, measurethe distancehorizontally
from the insideof the left rimto the insideof the right
rim, Note thedistance,
4. Themeasurementtakeninfr_nt_ftheaxIe_h_uIdbebetween1/16__and5/16Èb
menttaken behind t he axle, Adiust if necessary,
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