Drive System Maintenance; Checking And Adjusting Neutral - Toro 07266 Operator's Manual

WARNING
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
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
When performing routine maintenance and/or engine
diagnostics, the transaxle must be shifted into neutral
(Figure 35). 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 to the cable mounting bracket located
below the shift bracket) by turning the driven clutch
(Figure 35). The vehicle should not roll back and
forth. If it does, manually move the neutral bracket
to the neutral position.
1. Neutral bracket
3. Tighten one of the locknuts (Figure 35) to achieve
a gap of 0.03-0.06 inch.
Note: You must hold the threaded shaft below the
bracket to tighten the locknut on top.
4. Tighten the other locknut to achieve a gap of
0.03-0.06 inch.
5. Pull up on each shift cable an ensure that there is a
0.03-0.06 inch gap between the nut/washer and the
neutral bracket (Figure 36). If there is a not a gap
adjust the nuts to achieve a gap of 0.03-0.06 inch.
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Figure 35
2. Locknuts