Controls System Maintenance; Adjusting The Control Rods - Toro 30632 Operator's Manual

Controls System
Maintenance

Adjusting the Control Rods

1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the PTO, and engage the parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Remove the hairpin cotters and clevis pins from
the drive levers and neutral locks
Figure 50
1. Control rod
2. Clevis pin
3. Operator-presence control
(OPC) lever
4. Handle
4. Adjust the control rod length by threading the
rod in or out of the rod fitting until there is
a 5 to 6 mm (3/16 to 1/4 inches) clearance
between the control rod and the bottom of the
neutral/parking-brake lock
(Figure 50).
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5. Neutral lock
6. Hairpin cotter
7. Left handle
8. Drive lever
(Figure 51).
1. Handle
2. Neutral/parking-brake lock
3. 5 to 6 mm (3/16 to 1/4
inch) clearance
5. Secure the control rod to the drive lever and
neutral/parking-brake lock.
Secure the control rod with a clevis pin and
hairpin cotter (Figure
6. Check the operation of the control rod.
Note:
If you need to adjust it, remove the
hairpin cotter and clevis pin that secure the
control rod to the drive levers.
7. Adjust the control rod length by repeating the
previous steps.
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Figure 51
4. Drive lever
5. Forward speed
6. Control rod
51).
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