MTD 760, 779 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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5
WARNING
Adjusting
Your Lawn
Tractor
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brake is in need of adjustment. The brake disc can be
found on the right side of the transmission in the rear of
the tractor. Adjust if necessary as follows:
1. Looking at the transmission from the right side of the
tractor, locate the compression spring and brake disc.
See Figure 16.
2. Loosen, but do NOT remove, the hex nut found on the
right side of the brake assembly. See Figure 16.
3. Using a feeler gauge, set the gap between the brake
disc and the brake puck at .011”.
4. Re-tighten the hex nut loosened earlier.
Seat Adjustment
WARNING: Before operating this
machine, make sure the seat is
engaged in the seat stop, stand
behind the machine and pull back
on seat until fully engaged into
stop.
Standard Seat
To adjust the position of the seat, loosen the two hex
screws on the bottom of the seat. Slide the seat forward
or backward as desired. Retighten the two screws. See
Figure 17.
Knob Adjustment Seat (if so equipped)
To adjust the position of the seat on models so equipped,
loosen the two knobs on the bottom of the seat. See
Figure 18. Slide the seat forward or backward as desired.
Retighten the two knobs.
Quick Adjust Seat (If so equipped)
To adjust the position of the seat on models equipped
with a seat adjustment lever, move the seat adjustment
lever (located under the seat) to the left and slide the seat
forward or rearward. See Figure 19. Make sure seat is
locked into position before operating the tractor.
Figure 16
Figure 19
Figure 17
Figure 18
Before operating this
machine, make sure
the seat is engaged in
the seat stop, stand
behind the machine
and pull back on seat
until fully engaged into
stop.