Ariens ZT XL 42 Owner's/Operator's Manual page 24

ADJUSTING STEERING LEVERS
Figure 19
Adjustment 3
Adjustment 1
1
2
6
1. Handlebar
2. Upper Control Arm
3. Adjustment Holes
4. Eccentric Spacer
5. Mounting Hardware
6. Lower Control Arm
Figure 19
IMPORTANT: Adjust each steering lever
equally.
NOTICE: When adjusting steering levers for
the first time it is recommended that you
make adjustments in the following order.
1. Adjust Steering Lever Height
1. Remove mounting hardware that
attaches the handlebars to the upper
control arm. Move handlebar up or down
until the handlebar mounting holes are
aligned with the preferred adjustment
holes.
2. Install mounting hardware and tighten.
2. Adjust Steering Lever Width
1. Loosen hardware at the base of the
lower control arm item 5.
2. Rotate eccentric spacer to move the
levers away from or closer to the
operators position (figure 20).
3
5 4
Adjustment 2
Eccentric Spacer
Rotate this end away from the operator
position to move the steering levers in.
Rotate this end away from the operator
position to move the steering levers out.
3. Adjust Steering Lever Forward or
Backward
1. Loosen, do not remove, the bolts
securing the handlebar to the upper
control arm.
2. Slide steering lever forward or backward
to desired position and tighten bolts.
NOTICE: Tighten upper bolt first.
Forward and Reverse Speed
Adjustment
Figure 21
IMPORTANT: The unit should track within
2' (0.610 m) of a straight line for 30' (9.14m).
The travel of the steering levers may need
adjustment if:
• The unit turns to the right or left when
both steering levers are pushed as far
forward as possible.
• The unit turns to the right or left when
both steering levers are pulled back as
far rearward as possible.
NOTICE: The side the unit turns toward
indicates that the wheel on that side is turning
slower than the other wheel. Either the wheel
that is turning faster needs to slow down or
the wheel that is turning slower needs to be
sped up to allow the unit to travel in a straight
line.
1. Determine which way the unit turns.
NOTICE: The forward travel adjustment bolt
adjusts the rear travel of the steering lever.
The rear travel adjustment bolt adjusts the
forward travel of the steering lever.
2. Adjust speed by loosening jam nut and:
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Figure 20