Steering Gear Adjustment; Steering Wheel Adjustment; Mower Adjustments - Simplicity 1692380 Replacement Operators Manual

Adjustments
1. To inspect the belt, start the engine and apply the
parking brake. The drive belt should not be rotating
with the parking brake applied.
2. Turn off the engine and release the parking brake.
3. See figure 29. Inspect the idler pulley plate (A) for
correct position. The forward edge of the flat washer
(B) should be positioned at the forward edge of slot
(C). If adjustment is required, proceed to step 4.
4. Loosen capscrew (D) and taptite screw (E) securing
pivot plate (A).
5. Rotate the pivot plate (A) until forward edge of flat
washer (B) is positioned at the forward edge of slot.
Tighten the attaching hardware when adjustment is
correct.
6. Inspect the belt again with the engine running and
parking brake engaged. The belt should not rotate.

STEERING GEAR ADJUSTMENT

If there is excessive slack in the steering system, the
steering gear can be reindexed to the steering shaft.
1. See figure 30. Loosen the two capscrews and push
bracket so that gear teeth are closely meshed.
2. Tighten nuts after adjustment.

STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT

Your unit is equipped with a dual position steering shaft
to allow for steering wheel adjustment for rider comfort.
1. Pull down on the rubber boot to expose the two holes
in the steering shaft (figure 32).
2. Use a suitable drift to remove the roll pin at the base
of the steering wheel.
3. Align the hole in the steering wheel with the appropri-
ate steering shaft hole and install the roll pin.
NOTE: Steering wheel is factory installed with the roll pin
in the bottom hole.

MOWER ADJUSTMENTS

If the cut is uneven, the mower may need leveling.
Unequal or improper tire pressure may also cause an
uneven cut. Make sure tire pressure is correct as speci-
fied in Checking Tire Pressure. To achieve proper mower
levelling, perform Side-To-Side Leveling, Front-To-Back
Leveling and Transport Height Adjustment procedures, in
order, as follows.
WARNING
Before levelling mower, shut off PTO and engine.
Allow all moving parts to stop. Remove ignition
key, then disconnect the spark plug wire and fas-
ten it away from the spark plug.
Figure 29. Idler Pulley Adjustment - Hydro Models
A. Idler Pulley Plate
B. Flat Washer
C. Slot
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Figure 30. Steering Gear Adjustment
Mower blades are sharp. Turn the mower drive
belt to rotate blades into position or wear protec-
tive gloves to protect against injury.
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D. Capscrew
E. Taptite Screw
Capscrews
WARNING
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