Adjusting The Traction Drive For Neutral; Adjusting Rear Wheel Toe-In - Toro 30344 Operator's Manual

Adjusting the Traction Drive
for Neutral
If the machine moves when the traction pedal is in the neutral
position, adjust the traction cam.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut off the
engine.
2. Raise 1 front wheel and 1 rear wheel off the floor and
place support blocks under the frame.
WARNING
If the machine is not supported adequately, it
may accidentally fall, injuring anyone under
the machine.
One front wheel and 1 rear wheel must be
raised off the ground or the machine will move
during the adjustment.
3. Loosen the retaining screw on the opposite side of the
traction-adjustment cam
1. Traction-adjustment cam
2. Retaining screw
3. Neutral-return arm
4. Start the engine.
5. Rotate the cam hex forward until the front wheel starts
to rotate, then rotate the hex cam backward until the
front wheel starts to rotate.
WARNING
The engine must be running so a final
adjustment of the traction adjustment cam
can be performed. Contact with hot or moving
parts can result in personal injury.
Keep hands, feet, face, and other body parts
away from the muffler, other hot parts of the
engine, and other rotating parts.
(Figure 57).
Figure 57
4. Adjusting screw
5. N -
EUTRAL RETURN
6. Determine the middle position of the neutral span and
tighten the retaining screw.
Note: Perform this operation at low-speed idle and
at high engine speed.
7. Tighten the screw securing the adjustment.
8. Stop the engine.
9. Adjust the screw on the neutral-return arm
until the gap between the end of the screw and the
switch contact is 0.23 to 0.38 cm (0.090 to 0.120 inch).
10. Remove the support blocks and lower the machine to
the shop floor.
11. Test drive the machine to ensure that it does not move
when the traction pedal is in neutral.

Adjusting Rear Wheel Toe-in

Service Interval: Every 200 hours—Check the rear wheel
toe-in.
Model 30344
The rear wheels should not toe-in or toe-out when they are
adjusted correctly. To check the rear wheel toe-in, measure
the center-to-center distance at wheel hub height, in front
and in back of the rear tires. If the wheels toe-in or toe-out,
adjust the wheels.
1. Rotate the steering wheel so that the rear wheels are
straight ahead.
2. Loosen the jam nuts on both tie rods.
3. Adjust both tie rods until center-to-center distance at
front and back of rear wheels is the same
4. When rear wheels are adjusted correctly, tighten jam
nuts against tie rods.
switch
1. Steering plate
Model 30345
The rear wheels should not toe-in or toe-out when they are
adjusted correctly. To check the rear wheel toe-in, measure
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(Figure
(Figure
Figure 58
2. Same dimension at front
and rear of wheels
57)
58).