Service & Adjustments; Ground Speed Control Lever Adjustment; Speed Balancing Adjustment - Craftsman ZT 7000 Operator's Manual

GROUND SPEED CONTROL LEVER
The control Uevershave three adjustments:
To Adjust Control Lever Height: Puff the Ueversin
across the operator's Uapto their DRUVE positions,
Loosen the mount bouts (D, Figure 34) and raise or Uower
the Ueversto the desired position, Tighten the mounting
boUts,(D),
To Adjust Controt Lever End Gap: The control Uever
end gap shouUd be adjusted so that the Ueversdo not
contact each other when pUaced in DRUVE positions,
Loosen the jam nut (A, Figure 34) and adjust the Uength
of the carriage bout (B) so that the Ueversdo not contact
each other, Repeat on the opposite side, Tighten the
jam nut (A) to Uockthe carriage bout in position,
To Adjust Operator Clearance: The space between the
operator and the controU Ueverscan be increase by
removing the Uower mounting bout (D, Figure 34), pivoting
the lever forward, and reinstalling the capscrew through
the control lever and forward slot (C), Repeat with the
other ground speed lever,
SPEED BALANCING ADJUSTMENT
If the rider veers to the right or left when the ground
speed control levers are in the maximum forward posi-
tion, the top speed of the right lever can be balanced by
turning the adjustment knob (E, Figure 34), Loosen the
jam nut and turn the knob COUNTERCLOCKWISE to
increase speed or CLOCKWISE to decrease speed,
Tighten the jam nut when complete,
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Figure 34. Control Lever Adjustment
A. Jam Nut
B. Carriage BoJt
C. Forward Slot
D. Mount Bolts
E. Knob
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