Checking And Adjusting The Steering Cables - Husqvarna Rider PR 17 Workshop Manual

Checking and Adjusting the
Steering Cables
The steering is governed by means of cables.
After a period of use these can become
stretched, which means the steering setting
may have changed.
Steering is checked and adjusted as follows:
1. Remove the frame plate by loosening the
screws (two on the power steering
housing).
2. Ensure that the cables are properly
situated under the steering cable pulleys
in the frame tunnel.
Check the tension of the steering cables
by squeezing the cables together (at the
arrows). It should be possible to squeeze
the cables so that the distance between
them is half the size, without using too
much force.
Change the cable if it has a damaged
strand causing loose threads to
protrude.
3. If necessary, the cables can be adjusted
by first loosening the lock nut and then
tightening the adjustment nut (one cable
on each side of the machine).
Hold the cable with, for example, an
adjustable wrench so that it does not
twist. If the adjustment is only made on
one side, the middle position of the
steering will be affected.
Do not over tighten the cables; they
should only be drawn in towards the
steering collar.
Check the cable tension after you have
made the adjustment as described in
point 2.
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REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS
Frame plate
Steering cable tension
Lock nut and adjustment nut, right-hand side