Adjusting The Traction Control - 824Xl (Toro Models 38066, 38078, 38083, 38084, 38086 And Lawn-Boy Model 28232) - Toro Lawn-BoySeries Service Manual

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Adjusting the Traction Control — 824XL
(Toro Models 38066, 38078, 38083, 38084,
38086 and Lawn-Boy Model 28232)
1. Slide spring onto bottom of traction control rod
(Figure 59).
Figure 59
1. Traction control rod
2. Spring
2. Thread a flange lock nut (flange side up) onto
bottom of traction control rod below spring.
3. Adjust flange locknut up or down on traction
control rod until the distance between the top of
the handgrip and the bottom of the traction control
lever (Figure 60) is approximately five inches
(13 cm) (Figure 61). This is a preliminary setting
only.
Figure 60
1. Auger/impeller control
lever
2. Traction control lever
2 - 10
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3. Flange lock nut
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3. Speed selector
4. Discharge chute control
Figure 61
1. Traction control lever
2. Handgrip
4. Move speed selector (Figure 60) into fifth gear.
5. Slowly pull machine backward while slowly
depressing traction control lever toward handle.
Adjustment is correct when wheels stop turning
and the distance between the top of the handgrip
and the bottom of the traction control lever is three
to four inches (Figure 61). Readjust flange
locknut, if necessary, to obtain this dimension and
then tighten flange locknut securely.
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3. Approximately
5 inches (13 cm)
4. 3-4 inches (8-10 cm)