Craftsman ZTL7000 Operator's Manual page 33

TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT
Several components must be removed and special tools used in
order to change the riding mower's transmission drive belt. See your
Sears Service Center or to schedule service, simply contact Sears at
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
RIDING MOWER CREEPING
Creeping is the slight forward or backward movement of the riding
mower when the engine is running at high idle and the drive control
levers are opened out in the neutral position.
If after operating the riding mower for some time, it begins to creep
while in the neutral position, adjust the transmission control rods as
follows.
1. Place the front of the riding mower against an immovable object
(e.g. wall, post, etc.).
2. Jack up the rear of the riding mower so that both rear wheels are
approximately one inch of the ground.
3. With the engine running at high idle and the drive control
levers opened out in the neutral position, and the parking brake
disengaged, check the rear wheels for rotation.
4. If only one wheel is rotating, locate the transmission control rod
beneath the frame at the front of the rear tire. If both wheels
rotate, locate both control rods. See Figure 41.
RH Transmission
Control Rod
Flange
Lock Nut
5. Remove the flange lock nut and hex screw securing the transmis-
sion control rod to the transmission control arm. Wheel rotation
should stop. If it does not, call the Craftsman Help Line at
1-800-659-5917.
6. If the rotation stops, adjust the control rod up or down as
necessary to align with the hole in the transmission control arm.
Re-insert the hex nut into the hole in the control arm and secure
with the hex lock nut.
7. If necessary, repeat the previous two steps to adjust the other
transmission control rod.
8. Lower the riding mower and remove the jack.
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Hex Screw
Transmission
Control Arm
Figure 41
RIDING MOWER HIGH SPEED TRACKING
1. If the riding mower tracks to one side with both drive control levers
fully forward, adjust the control levers as follows:
2. Check for proper and balanced air pressure in both front and rear
tires. Refill tires if necessary.
3. Perform the first three steps in the previous sub-section, Riding
mower Creeping, to verify that the riding mower is not creeping. If
creeping, adjust following the instructions in that sub-section.
4. Recheck the tracking after making any adjustments to the
transmission control rods.
5. If uneven tracking persists, note which direction the riding mower
is tracking.
6. If the riding mower tracks to the right, adjust the control lever stop
bolt on the left side.
7. If the riding mower tracks to the left, adjust the control lever stop
bolt on the right side.
8. Locate the applicable stop bolt on the left or right console. See
Figure 42.
Jam Nut
9. Loosen the jam nut on the stop bolt, then turn the stop bolt
counterclockwise to make it longer. Recheck the tracking and fine
tune the adjustment as necessary.
NOTE: If the stop bolt is adjusted too far, the tracking problem will change
sides. Make fine tuning adjustments by shortening the same bolt.
10. Tighten the jam nut against the console and reposition the control
lever as necessary to make the two control handles even with
each other.
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Console
Stop Bolt
Figure 42