Adjusting The Lift Arms - Toro Groundsmaster 3500-D Operator's Manual

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Adjusting the Lift Arms

No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Start the engine, raise the cutting units, and
ensure that the clearance between each lift arm
and the floor-plate bracket is 5 to 8 mm (0.18 to
0.32 inch) as shown in
Cutting units removed for clarity
1. Floor-plate bracket
2. Clearance
If the clearance is not in this range, adjust
it as follows:
A. Back off the stop bolts
Figure 12
1. Stop bolt
2. Clearance
Figure 11.
Figure 11
3. Lift arm
(Figure 12).
3. Lift arm
B. Back off the jam nut on the cylinder
13).
1. Jam nut
C. Remove the pin from the rod end and rotate
the clevis.
D. Install the pin and check the clearance.
Note:
E. Tighten the clevis jam nut.
2. Ensure that the clearance between each lift arm
and stop bolt is 0.13 to 1.02 mm (0.005 to 0.040
inch) as shown in
Note:
If the clearance is not in this range, adjust
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the stop bolts to attain the proper clearance.
3. Start the engine, raise the cutting units, and
ensure that the clearance between the wear
strap on the top of the rear-cutting-unit wear bar
and the bumper strap is 0.51 to 2.54 mm (0.02
to 0.10 inch) as shown in
1. Wear bar
If the clearance is not in this range, adjust
the rear cylinder as follows:
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Note:
If the rear-lift arm clunks during transport,
you can reduce clearance.
A. Lower the cutting units and back off the jam
nut on the cylinder
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Figure 13
2. Front cylinder
Repeat the procedure if required.
Figure 12.
Figure 14.
Figure 14
2. Bumper strap
(Figure 15).
(Figure
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