Professional 42" Briggs & Stratton 24 hp Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

3. Loosen,butdo NOTremove,the hexbolt onthe leftdeck hanger
bracket.SeeFigure28.
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Hex Bolt
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4. Usinga wrench,raiseor lowerthe leftside ofthedeck byturning
the adjustmentgear.SeeFigure28.
Thedeckis properlyleveledwhenbothbladetip measurements
takenearlierareequal. Retightenthe hexboltontheleftdeckhanger
bracketwhenproperadjustmentis achieved.
Parking Brake Adjustment
If thetractordoes notcometo acompletestopwhenthe brakepedal
is completelydepressed,or if thetractor'srearwheelscan rollwith
the parkingbrakeapplied(andthe transmissionreliefvalveopen),the
brakeis in needof adjustment.Seea Searsorother qualifiedservice
dealerto havethebrakeproperlyadjusted.
Adjusting the Seat
Referto theAssemblysectionof thismanualfor seatadjustment
instructions.
Beforeoperatingthe tractor,makesurethe seatis engagedinthe
seat-stop.Engagethe parkingbrake.Standbehindthe machineand
pullbackonseatuntilit clicksintoplace.
Steering Adjustment
Ifthe tractorturnstighterinonedirectionthanthe other,or if the ball
jointsarebeingreplaceddue to damageorwear,the steeringdrag
linksmayneedto beadjusted.
Adjustthedraglinksso thatequallengthsof eacharethreadedinto
the balljoint onthe left sideandthe balljoint on the rightside:
1. Removethe hexnutbelowthe balljoint. SeeFigure29.
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2. Threadthe balljoint inwardto shortenthe draglink.Threadthe
balljoint outwardtolengthenthe draglink.
3. Replacethe hexnut afterproperadjustmentis achieved.
NOTE:Threadingthe balljointstoofar ontothe draglinkswillcause
the fronttiresto "toe-in"too far.Propertoe-inis between1/16"and
5/16".
4. Fronttire toe-incanbe measuredas follows:
a. Placethe steeringwheel inpositionfor straightaheadtravel.
b. Infrontof the axle,measurethe distancehorizontallyfrom
the insideofthe left rimto the insideof theright rim.Notethe
distance.
c. Behindthe axle,measurethe distancehorizontallyfromthe
insideof theleft rimto the insideof the rightrim.Notethe
distance.
d. The measurementtakeninfrontof theaxle shouldbe
between1/16"and5/16"lessthan themeasurementtaken
behindthe axle.
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