Transaxle Control Linkage - White Outdoor LT-5 Service Manual

700 SERIES LAWN TRACTORS
• Too little resistance may allow the linkage to drift
back to neutral, particularly when ascending a
grade conforming to the 15 degree description in
the Operators Manual. This condition may indi-
cate that it is necessary to tighten the friction
pack nut slightly.
6.16. The factory setting on the friction pack is to
torque the nut to 100 in-lbs (11.3 n-m), then back
the nut off one full turn (360 deg.).
6.17. This setting should result in about 5 lbs (2.67
kg.) of resistance in the lever, measured as near
the end of the lever as possible.
See Figure 6.17.
Figure 6.17
NOTE: A belt tension checker such as that man-
ufactured by Browning is useful for checking
control resistance.
Measuring control
force
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7.

TRANSAXLE CONTROL LINKAGE

7.1. The lever that controls the ground speed and
direction of travel is located on the right rear
fender.
7.2. The lever rotates a cross-shaft and bellcrank.
An adjustable rod connects the bellcrank to the
input arm on the left side of the transaxle.
See Figure 7.2.
Bellcrank Cross shaft
Adjustable rod
Input arm
Figure 7.2
7.3. The input arm on the transaxle will return to neu-
tral when the rod is disconnected. The rod
length should be adjusted so that the neutral
position of the control lever on the fender corre-
sponds with neutral position of the input arm.
• If mis-adjusted, the tractor will "creep" in neutral,
or lurch as soon as the brake is released, even
though the control lever is in neutral.
• If one end of the rod is disconnected, with the
control lever in neutral, the centering action of
the input arm should not draw the end of the rod
a way from the hole it connects to.
• Lengthen or shorten the rod as necessary to
adjust, by threading it into or out of the ferrule.
• Reconnect the rod and test the operation of the
linkage and the tractor's safety features before
returning the tractor to service.