Great Dane GDRZ52-23KAE Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Service Transmission - 33
SERVICE TRANSMISSION
5. Install new drive belt.
6. Install mower deck drive belt as shown.
Checking and Adjusting Motion Control
Linkages
Check Neutral Creep
NOTE: Check and adjust motion control linkages with
the machine parked on a hard, level surface.
1. Start engine.
2. Set throttle lever to full-throttle position.
3. Unlock the park brake.
4. If the rear drive wheels begin to creep, an adjustment is
required.
Neutral Creep Adjustment
1. Stop engine and lock the park brake.
2. Move both motion control levers to neutral detent
position (standard levers) or neutral lock position (optional
“over the lap” levers).
3. Raise the rear wheels off the ground and securely
support the rear of the machine.
NOTE: When tilting the seat forward, do not tilt the seat
so far forward that it moves the motion control levers
out of the neutral detent position.
4. Tilt operator seat forward and support the seat frame.
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5. Loosen nut (A), and move the dampener (B) in adjusting
slot backward or forward to stop machine creep.
If machine creeps forward, slide dampener to the
rear of the adjusting slot. Tighten nut.
If machine creeps backward, slide dampener to the
front of the adjusting slot. Tighten nut.
6. Check for creep, and if the machine still creeps,
continue with the next step.
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7. Remove pin (C) and disconnect swivel (D) from each
traction control rod (E), and rotate the swivel.
8. Rotate swivel (D) to adjust:
To stop forward creep, rotate each swivel (D)
counterclockwise one rotation.
To stop rearward creep, rotate each swivel (D)
clockwise one rotation.
9. Connect swivel to traction control rod.
10.Repeat as needed to stop machine creep.
11.Lower seat.
12.Lower the rear of the machine to the ground.
13.Check maximum speed drift.
Check Maximum Speed Drift
1. Check neutral creep, and adjust as needed.
c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Do not attempt this
adjustment unless you are a qualified and
properly trained technician.
c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Engine exhaust fumes
can cause sickness or death:
If it is necessary to run an engine in an
enclosed area, use an exhaust pipe extension
to remove the fumes.
Always try to work in a well-ventilated area.
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