Drive System Maintenance; Checking And Adjusting; Neutral - Toro 12004TC Twister 1600 Operator's Manual

Charging the battery produces gasses
that can explode.
Never smoke near the battery and keep
sparks and flames away from battery.
3. Install the battery in the chassis; refer to
Installing the Battery.
Storing the Battery
If the machine will be stored for more than
30 days, remove the battery and charge it fully.
Either store it on the shelf or on the machine.
Leave the cables disconnected if it is stored on the
machine. Store the battery in a cool atmosphere
to avoid quick deterioration of the charge in the
battery. To prevent the battery from freezing,
make sure it is fully charged.
Drive System
Maintenance

Checking and Adjusting

Neutral

When performing routine maintenance and/or
engine diagnostics, the transaxle must be shifted
into neutral (Figure 40). The vehicle has a neutral
position on the shift lever, which controls the
neutral in the transaxle. The following steps
should be taken to make sure that the neutral shift
lever operates the transaxle neutral correctly:
1. Set the shift lever into the Neutral position.
2. Ensure that the neutral bracket is in the neutral
position (level) by turning the drive clutch
(Figure 40). The vehicle should not roll back
and forth. If it does, manually move the neutral
bracket to the neutral position.
Figure 40
1. Neutral bracket
3. Tighten one of the locknuts (Figure 40) just
enough to take the slack out of the shift cable.
Note: You must hold the threaded shaft
below the bracket to tighten the locknut on top.
4. Tighten the other locknut just enough to take
the slack out of the other shift cable.
5. Pull up on each shift cable an ensure that there
is no gap between the nut/washer and the
neutral bracket (Figure 41). If there is a gap,
tighten the nut.
Figure 41
1. Neutral bracket
2. Pull up
3. Cable boot
6. Start the engine and shift into Forward,
Reverse, and Neutral several times to ensure
that the neutral bracket is operating properly.
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2. Locknuts
4. Wrong, must tighten the
nut
5. Correct adjustment