Dixon 1998 - Manual (Page 27)

CARE AND MAINTENANCE
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
DRIVE MACHINE UNTIL HYDROSTATS HAVE WARMED UP. WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND THE
PARKING BRAKE OFF, SWING OUT THE CONTROL LEVERS. IF MACHINE STARTS TO CREEP,
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
1. Stop the engine, engage parking brake, and raise rear of frame with jack or blocks so that rear tires
do not contact the ground.
2. Swing out the control levers, start the engine and release the parking brake.
3. Raise the seat to access hydro control linkage. If right wheel creeps, adjust right side linkage, and
vice-versa. Use procedure below:
a. Loosen, but do not remove, the bolt in the control tube P/N 5540.
b. Loosen Jam nuts on ends of the
coupler P/N 7736.
c. If right wheel is creeping forward,
turn coupler counter clockwise
until neutral is achieved
(clockwise for left side). If right
wheel is creeping backward, turn
coupler clockwise until neutral is
achieved (counterclockwise for
left side).
d. Tighten jam nutsagainst coupler.
e. Tighten bolt in control tube.
4. Lower seat, release parking brake, and swing control levers in. If wheel creeps, repeat steps 3a & 3e.
5. Stop engine and remove rear of machine
from jack or blocks.
6. Drive machine with both levers in top
speed position. If one side now drives
slightly faster than the other, adjust lever
stop washer P/N 5760 on that side to
reduce forward range of control lever. If
levers are now uneven at top speed,
loosen control lever mounting nut. Rotate
lever to be even with other side and
tighten nut.
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