Parking Brake And Shift Control Adjustments; Toe-In Adjustment - MTD LT-5 Service Manual

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18.5. Inspect the detents in the assembly for any wear
or damage. See Figure 72.
Detents
Figure 72
19. PARKING BRAKE AND SHIFT CONTROL
ADJUSTMENTS
19.1. With the parking brake engaged and the unit in
neutral, try rolling the unit forward or back. The
brake should hold the unit in place. If not, adjust
the parking brake.
19.2. With the unit on a level surface and the brake
released, place a .010" feeler gauge between
the brake puck and brake disk on the right side
of the transmission. Using a ½" wrench, adjust
the elastic stop nut until there is slight tension on
the gauge but it can be easily removed. Test the
parking brake. It should hold the unit in place.
19.3. If the brake still fails to hold the unit in place,
check the alignment of the 7-speed cam and the
speed control latch.
19.4. When in the park position, the speed control
latch should engage the 7-speed cam in its low-
est position. The parking brake on the transmis-
sion should be engaged and the unit should not
roll with the transmission in the neutral position.
19.5. To adjust the alignment of these components,
make sure the engine drive belt is in the outer-
most position of the variable speed pulley
sheave. This will give you full range of move-
ment of the shift mechanism.
19.6. Press down on the speed control/brake foot
pedal and place the shift lever in the 7th speed
position. Release the foot pedal. The speed con-
trol latch should line up with the highest cam on
the 7-speed cam bracket.
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19.7. Repeat this procedure as you shift through each
gear. The cam bracket and latch should step
through each of the cam positions for each gear.
19.8. The final position should be the parking brake.
19.9. If there is a misalignment between the shift lever
detent positions and the latch/cam positions,
remove the hairpin clip on the ferrule securing
the speed selector rod to the speed control latch.
19.10. Loosen or tighten the ferrule to adjust the latch
to line up with the cam notch.
19.11. Assemble the ferrule and hairpin clip and check
operation of the shift lever. Make sure the brake
still works properly after making changes to the
shift mechanism.
20.

TOE-IN ADJUSTMENT

20.1. Point the tractor tires straight ahead. Measure
the distance between the front wheels at the
front of the rim and the rear of the rim. The toe-in
should be between 1/16" to 5/16" closer at the
front then the rear.
20.2. To adjust the toe-in of the front wheels remove
the cotter pin securing the tie rod to the right
front axle and adjust the ferrule on the tie rod to
set the correct toe-in.