Operator's Manual

Note:Retainthedrainplugandsealfor
installationinstep4.
4.Installthedrainplugandseal,andtorqueitto
20to27N∙m(15to20ft-lb).
5.Fillthetransaxlewiththespecieduiduntilit
runsoutofthellhole.
6.Installthellplugandseal,andtorqueitto20to
27N∙m(15to20ft-lb).
CheckingtheNeutral
Gear-ShiftPosition
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Whenperformingroutinemaintenanceand/orengine
diagnostics,thetransaxlemustbeshiftedinto
NEUTRAL.ThemachinehasaNEUTRALpositionon
thegear-shiftselector,whichcontrolstheneutralin
thetransaxle.Thefollowingstepsshouldbetaken
tomakesurethattheneutralshiftleveroperatesthe
transaxleneutralcorrectly:
1.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure66)toseeif
itspinsfreelyintheNEUTRALposition.
3.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheFORWARD
position.
4.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure66)toseeif
itrotatestherearwheels.
5.Setthegear-shiftselectortotheREVERSE
position.
6.Rotatethesecondaryclutch(Figure66)toseeif
itrotatestherearwheels.
7.Ifanyofthesetestsfail,proceedtoAdjusting
theNeutralGear-ShiftPosition(page48).
AdjustingtheNeutral
Gear-ShiftPosition
1.Loosenthejamnutsonthegear-shiftcableand
adjustthemasnecessary(Figure60).
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Figure60
1.Shiftlever3.Gear-shiftcable
2.Spannerbar
4.Jamnuts
2.T estthegear-shiftpositionbyrotatingthe
gear-shiftselectortothe3differentpositions
andchecktoseeiftheshiftlever(Figure60)
shiftsproperlywhenshiftingthegears;referto
Gear-ShiftLeverandGear-ShiftIndicator(page
13).
3.Verifythatallofthepositionsareworking
correctlybyrepeatingthestepsinCheckingthe
NeutralGear-ShiftPosition(page48).
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