Operator's Manual

CheckingtheRear-WheelAlignment
ServiceInterval:Every800hours—Checktherearwheel
toe-in.
1.Rotatethesteeringwheeltopositiontherearwheels
straightahead.
2.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page52).
3.Ataxleheight,measurethecenter-to-centerdistance
atthefrontandrearofthesteeringtires.
Note:Therearwheeltoe-inadjustmentiscorrectif
thedifferencebetweenthefrontwheelmeasurement
andtherearwheelmeasurementis6mm(1/4inch)
orless.(Figure137).
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Figure137
1.Frontofthetractionunit3.Center-to-centerdistance
2.6mm(1/4inch)orless
thantherearofthetire
4.Ifthemeasurementisgreaterthan6mm(1/4inch),
adjusttherearwheeltoe-in;refertoAdjustingthe
RearWheelToe-in(page67).
AdjustingtheRearWheelToe-in
1.Loosenthejamnutoneachendofthetierod(Figure
138).
Note:Theendofthetierodwiththeexternalgroove
isaleft-handthread.
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Figure138
1.Jamnut
3.Wrenchat
2.Tierod
2.Usingthewrenchattorotatethetierod.
3.Ataxleheight,measurethecenter-to-centerdistance
atthefrontandrearofthesteeringtires.
Note:Therearwheeltoe-inadjustmentiscorrectif
thedifferencebetweenthefrontwheelmeasurement
andtherearwheelmeasurementis6mm(1/4inch)
orless.
4.Repeatsteps2and3asrequired.
5.Tightenthejamnuts.
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