Control Lever Adjustment; Steering Dampener; Park Brake Adjustment - HUSTLER Super Z Diesel Owner's Manual

Front ball
stud
Figure 5-5
Cap screw
Lower control
lever
Figure 5-6
stop the control lever sooner. Tighten the lock nut on
the stop and test again. Repeat this procedure until
unit drives straight.
NOTE: Since this is a hydrostatic drive, variables such as
temperature of oil, efficiency of pumps and motors, tire
pressure etc. may effect the consistency of the ability to rely
on the stops to drive straight without the operator making
minor steering adjustments with the control arms.

Steering dampener

The steering dampener (Fig. 5-5) is spring loaded to return
the control levers to the neutral position from the reverse
position. This gives the operator a sense of neutral during
operation.
To set the steering dampeners in the correct operating
position follow these steps:
1. Place the control lever in the neutral position.
2. Loosen the steering dampener's front ball stud.
3. Compress the dampener spring housing pass the point
that the internal spring is engaged.
4. Release the dampener spring housing and allow the
internal spring to bring the housing back to the neutral
position.
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Spring
housing
Upper
control
lever
5. Tighten the nut on the steering dampener's front ball

Control lever adjustment

The control levers can be adjusted for operator comfort.
By loosening the cap screws that attaches the upper control
lever to the lower lever (Fig. 5-6), the upper control lever
can be pivoted to fit the operator's personal preference.
The control levers should be adjusted so that they align
with each other when in the neutral position.

Park brake adjustment

Occasionally check the park brakes and adjustment using
the following method:
1. Move the control lever to where it is 1/2" (1.27
2. Hold the control lever in this position. Rotate the
5-3
Front brake link
(left side)
Figure 5-7
Bypass valve
Figure 5-8
stud.
inside the park brake slot. Fig. 5-9
NOTE: When the control lever is against the outside
edge of the the slot, the brakes should not be engaged.
brake linkage to shorten it until the brake acutator
lever is rotated forward as far as it will go. Re-tighten
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