Service Manual

GreensPro1240SteeringSystem(continued)
steeringheadsbythesteeringheadlinkagearms.Rotationofthesteeringdisc
assemblycausesrotationofthesteeringheads,whichallowsthemachineto
turnwhileinmotion.
GreensPro1260SteeringSystem
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Figure51
GreensPro1260
1.Rearsteeringhead
5.Steeringpivot
2.Frontsteeringhead
6.Steeringcolumnassembly
3.Steeringrodshort7.Steeringwheel
4.Steeringrodlong
Thesteeringsystemcomponentsincludethesteeringwheelandattached
steeringcolumn,whichisconnectedtothesteeringpivot,2steeringpivotrods,
andfrontandrearsteeringheadassemblies(Figure51).Withtheexceptionof
thesteeringwheelandsteeringcolumn,thesteeringsystemcomponentsare
attachedtotheundersideofthechassis.
Whenthesteeringwheelisturnedbytheoperator,thesteeringpivotisrotated.
Steeringpivotmovementcausesthefrontsteeringheadtoberotatedbytherst
(short)steeringrod(item3).Thefrontsteeringheadandrearsteeringheadare
connectedbyanother(long)steeringrod(item4).Turningofthefrontsteering
headcausestherearsteeringheadtoturn,whichallowsthemachinetoturn
whileinmotion.
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