Adjusting Gear Shift Neutral Position - Toro 70171 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Figure 37
1. Height–of–cut support
bracket
Adjusting Gear Shift Neutral
Position
An adjustment to the gear shift rod may be required if
gear shift will not go into neutral position.
1. Remove cotter pin from rod on right side of
transaxle as viewed from the rear of the unit
(Fig. 38).
2. Lift rod out of bracket hole (Fig. 38).
3. Rotate rod one complete turn clockwise and
reinsert rod into hole in bracket.
4. Move gear shift selector into REVERSE
position, then to NEUTRAL, then to first gear
and then back to NEUTRAL.
5. Try rolling the rider backward and forward. If
wheels turn freely and gear shift selector lines up
with the NEUTRAL mark on the gear shift
guide, the adjustment is correct.
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2. Capscrews
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Figure 38
1. Cotter pin
2. Rod
6. If adjustment is not correct, remove rod from
hole in bracket again. Rotate rod two turns
counterclockwise and reinstall rod in hole in
bracket.
7. Check adjustment again by repeating step 5.
8. When adjustment is correct, install cotter pin in
rod.
3. Bracket