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MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
Traction Drive: Neutral
Lock
Adjustment (continued)
5.
If
machine "growls" severely or moves when
both
ground speed
lever and steering wheel are
in their neutral positions, shut off engine and
adjust as
follows:
CAUTlON:
Use jack-stands with a
minimum capacity
of 3
tons (2720 kg)
to
provide
adequate support for
ma-
chine.
a) Raise front of machine high enough
to
allow
both wheels to tum freely and support with
jack-stands.
b) Determine, from the operator's
position,
which
drive wheel is moving and its direction of
rotation.
Do this
with:
.,
Ground
speed
lever
in neutral.
• Steering wheel
locked.
• Speed range control in "Road" (Diesel only).
•
Engine
at full speed.
A
DANGER:
Never
attempt
to
adjust
with
engine running. Shut off engine and
remove key.
NOTE:
The front pump drives the
right
wheel
motor and
the rear pump
drives
the left wheel
motor.
This means if the right wheel
is
out of
neutral
the front
interlock
bracket will require
adjustment.
If the
left wheel is
moving,
adjust-
ments are required at the rear interlock bracket.
Sometimes both sides will require adjustment.
d) Loosen
the
two nuts at ground
speed lever
pivot
(K)
about three turns each.
e) Loosen two nuts (L)
at
the interlock bracket
(G) which
requires
adjustment.
f) Using nuts
(M),
adjust interlock
bracket.
IMPORTANT: If wheel was moving
forward,
adjust
bracket
forward.
If
wheel was
reversing,
adjust bracket
rearward.
Adjust
nuts (M) in
1 /2-tum
increments
only.
g)
Tighten
nuts (L), then nuts
(M).
h)
Repeat step b)
to
see
if
wheel
is motionless.
If not, repeat procedure.
i)
With
the
ground speed
lever in
neutral,
tighten
the two nuts against
the ground speed lever
pivot
(K).
NOTE:
For
proper
positioning of
lever
with
respect to
serrated lock in
side console,
finger
tighten both nuts against the pivot, then
tighten
nuts in 1
/2-turn
increments, alternating
between the two
nuts until
both
are
tight.
j) Lower drive wheels to ground.
GROUND SPEED
LEVER PIVOT
INTERLOCK BRACKET ADJUSTMENT
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