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3. Loosen,butdo NOTremove,the hexbolt onthe leftdeck hanger
bracket.SeeFigure28.
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4. Usinga wrench,raiseor lowertheleftside of thedeck byturning
the adjustmentgear.SeeFigure28.
Thedeckis properlyleveledwhenbothbladetipmeasurements
takenearlierareequal. Retightenthehexbolt onthe leftdeckhanger
bracketwhenproperadjustmentisachieved.
Parking Brake Adjustment
If thetractordoes notcometo acompletestopwhenthe brakepedal
is completelydepressed,or if the tractor'srearwheelscan rollwith
the parkingbrakeapplied(andthe transmissionreliefvalveopen),the
brakeis in needof adjustment.Seea Searsorotherqualifiedservice
dealerto havethe brakeproperlyadjusted.
Adjusting the Seat
Referto theAssemblysectionofthismanualfor seatadjustment
instructions.
Beforeoperatingthe tractor,makesurethe seatis engagedinthe
seat-stop.Engagethe parkingbrake.Standbehindthe machineand
pullbackonseatuntilit clicksinto place.
Steering Adjustment
Ifthe tractorturnstighterinonedirectionthanthe other,or if theball
jointsarebeingreplaceddue to damageorwear,thesteeringdrag
linksmayneedto beadjusted.
Adjustthedraglinksso thatequallengthsof eacharethreadedinto
the balljointontheleft sideandthe balljoint on the rightside:
1. Removethe hexnut belowtheballjoint. SeeFigure29.
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2. Threadthe balljointinwardto shortenthe draglink.Threadthe
balljoint outwardtolengthenthe draglink.
3. Replacethehexnut afterproperadjustmentis achieved.
NOTE:Threadingthe balljointstoofar ontothe draglinkswillcause
the fronttiresto "toe-in"toofar.Propertoe-inis between1/16"and
5/16".
4. Fronttiretoe-incan be measuredas follows:
a. Placethesteeringwheel inpositionfor straightaheadtravel.
b. Infrontof the axle,measurethedistancehorizontallyfrom
the insideof theleft rimto theinsideof the rightrim.Notethe
distance.
c. Behindtheaxle,measurethe distancehorizontallyfromthe
insideoftheleft rimtothe insideofthe rightrim.Notethe
distance.
d. The measurementtakeninfrontof the axleshouldbe
between1/16"and5/16"lessthan themeasurementtaken
behindtheaxle.
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