How to Adjust a Toro Zero-Turn Riding Mower Neutral Control

This video from Sears PartsDirect shows how to adjust the neutral control in some Toro zero-turn riding mowers. If your zero-turn riding mower creeps forward or backward when both lap bars are in the neutral position, adjust the neutral control following the steps in this video.

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Transcript:
If your zero-turn riding mower creeps forward or backward when both lap bars are in the neutral position, adjust the neutral control following the steps in this video. Before you begin, wear work gloves to protect your hands. Loosen the lug nuts on both rear wheels, but don’t remove them. Place wheels chocks in front of and behind the front castor wheels. Jack up the back of the mower to lift both back wheels off of the ground. Place jack stands under both sides of the rear frame to support the mower. Remove the lug nuts from the rear wheels and pull off both wheels. On the side with the moving wheel hub, remove the linkage mounting screw and pull the linkage off of the bracket. Loosen the neutral adjustment screw. Adjust the control bracket to stop the wheel hub from moving. Tighten the neutral adjustment screw. Reconnect the control linkage. Reinstall the rear wheels on the hubs. Reinstall the lug nuts and finger tighten them. Jack up the back of the mower and remove the jack stands. Lower the mower to the ground. Remove the front wheel chocks. Set your parking brake and firmly tighten the lug nuts on the rear wheels.

[glenmcgillivray]

Have a mower that would barely creep on one side.

Watched advice. Also adjusted arm just a touch while wheel was off. Now working beautifully again.

Thanks for the video!

[johnupton]

My grasshopper just quit pulling all at once on rt side. When I back it up that wheel just spins freely. I had a pump go out once but tire would not turn freely then.

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@FlushHella "I think the mower has to be running to see how much you need to adjust. Adjust till hub stops spinning and then tighten down."
I also If you have a mower that automatically engages the parking brake when the handles are to the side (ratcheting lock). Make sure to bypass the parking brake before starting and while testing since the wheels turning while the brake is engaged will destroy the pump in the hydrotransmission.