Service Manual

Adjustments
AdjustingtheSteeringLinkage
CAUTION
Useasuitableliftingdevicetosafelyraiseandsupportthemachine
toaccessthecomponentsunderthechassis.
1.Insertablockbetweenthesteeringpivotassemblyandchassistoprevent
thesteeringpivotassemblyfrommovingduringadjustment,andtoposition
steeringpivotassemblysquarewiththechassis(Figure53).Blockshouldbe
approximately19mm(0.75inch)thick.
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Figure53
GreensPro1240shown
1.Chassisframe3.Steeringpivotassembly
2.Block
2.ForGreensPro1240:
Note:Eachsteeringlinkagerodincludes2balljointsand2hexnuts.T o
allowadjustment,1balljointand1hexnuthasleft-handthreads,and
1balljointand1hexnuthasright-handthreads.Beforeattemptingto
loosenthehexnutsforlinkageadjustment,inspectthethreadsonthe
linkagerodtodeterminethethreaddirection.
A.Loosenthehexnutsandturnthesteeringpivotroduntilthesteering
headlinkagearmballjoints(onsteeringdisc)arealignedfronttoback
(Figure54).Donottightenthesteeringpivotrodhexnutsatthistime.
GreensPro
™
1240/1260
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