Parking Brake Adjustment; Deck Lift Rod Timing Adjustment - Simplicity Cobalt Series Operator's Manual

6. Position the neutral lockout bolts to the center of the
notches of the neutral lockout plates.
7. Re-tighten the jam nuts.

Parking Brake Adjustment

The parking brake mechanism consists of two parking brake
cables (A, Figure 52) that connect the parking brake cable
shaft to the parking brake control arms on the transmissions.
There is a parking brake spring (B) on each park brake
cable located underneath the seat plate and connected to
the parking brake shaft. The position of the of the parking
brake cables in the transmission cradle and the frame of the
unit is factory preset and should not be changed for parking
brake adjustment procedures. The adjustment is achieved by
changing the compressed spring length of the parking brake
springs.
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1. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake, stop the
engine, and chock the tires.
2. Locate the parking brake springs located underneath the
seat plate of the machine.
3. With the parking brake engaged measure the
compressed spring lengths. Both springs should measure
2-5/8" (6.7 cm) when compressed.
4. If the length of the springs does not equal 2-5/8" (6.7 cm),
the length of the springs will need to be adjusted.
5. Disengage the parking brake.
6. Loosen the set collars (C) and slide them away from the
backs of the parking brake spring brackets (D).
CAUTION
Do not adjust the springs to be shorter than 2-3/8" (6.03
cm) when compressed. This may damage the spring
mechanism.
7. Turn the adjustment nuts (E) to compress or release the
spring.
8. Engage the parking brake and re-measure the springs.
Continue this process until the compressed length of the
each spring measures 2-5/8" (6.7 cm).
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9. Position the set collars 1/8" (.32 cm) away from the
parking brake spring brackets and tighten.
If this does not correct the braking problem, see your
dealer.

Deck Lift Rod Timing Adjustment

Checking the Deck Lift Rod Timing
1. Park machine on a flat, level surface. Disengage the
PTO, stop the engine, and engage the parking brake.
Verify the tires are inflated to the correct pressure.
2. To check the inner lift rod (A, Figure 53) timing, measure
and record the distance between the inner lift pivots (B)
and the inner rod pivots (C). Repeat for other side of unit.
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3. To check the outer lift rod (D) timing, measure and record
the distance between the outer lift pivots (E) and the outer
rod pivots (F). Repeat for other side of unit.
4. If the measurements for the inner rods are equal, and
the measurements for the outer rods are equal, no
further adjustment is required. If the measurements are
NOT equal (greater than 1/8" (3,17 mm) difference),
adjustment is required, continue with Adjusting the Deck
Lift Rod Timing.
Adjusting the Deck Lift Rod Timing
1. Lock the deck lift pedal in the 5" (12,7cm) position.
Remove the height adjustment pin (A, Figure 54) and
lower the mower deck.
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