Seat Adjustment; Parking Brake Adjustment - Cub Cadet CLT-538 Operator's Manual

Side to Side
If the cutting deck appears to be mowing unevenly, a
side to side adjustment can be performed. Adjust if
necessary as follows:
• With the tractor parked on a firm, level surface,
place the deck lift lever in the top notch (highest
position) and rotate both blades so that they are
perpendicular with the tractor.
• Measure the distance from the outside of the left
blade tip to the ground and the distance from the
outside of the right blade tip to the ground. Both
measurements taken should be equal. If they're
not, proceed to the next step.
• Loosen, but do NOT remove, the hex screw on the
left deck hanger bracket. See Figure 10.
Adjustment Gear
Figure 10
• Balance the deck by using a wrench to turn the
adjustment gear (found immediately behind the hex
cap screw just loosened) clockwise/up or
counterclockwise/down.
• The deck is properly balanced when both blade tip
measurements taken earlier are equal.
• Retighten the hex cap screw on the left deck
hanger bracket when proper adjustment is
achieved.

Parking Brake Adjustment

WARNING:
brakes while the engine is running. Always
disengage PTO, move shift lever into neutral
position, stop engine and remove key to
prevent unintended starting.
If the tractor does not come to a complete stop when
the brake pedal is completely depressed, or if the
tractor's rear wheels can roll with the parking brake
applied, the brake is in need of adjustment. The brake
Hex Screw
Never attempt to adjust the
disc can be found on the right side of the transmission
in the rear of the tractor. Adjust if necessary as follows:
• Looking at the transmission from the right side of
the tractor, locate the compression spring and
brake disc. See Figure 11.
Hex Nut
Brake
Puck
Brake Disc
• Loosen, but do NOT remove, the hex nut found on
the right side of the brake assembly. See Figure 11.
• Re-tighten the hex nut, allowing a gap of .011"
between the brake disc and the brake puck. Use a
feeler gauge to achieve a precise measurement.

Seat Adjustment

To adjust the position of the seat, loosen the two knobs
on the bottom of the seat. See Figure 12. Slide the seat
forward or backward as desired. Retighten the two
knobs.
Knobs
17
Compression Spring
Transmission
Figure 11
Figure 12