MX6000 HST cruise lever not holding.....Fixed

[emac]

My mx6000 cruise lever will not hold the pedal at speed. It just goes back to nothing. It seems like the lever has lost tension. I glanced under but it was 97 degrees out and I really didnt see how to tighten it.

Anyone else ever have this issue? Its still under warranty but I hate to haul it in for something simple. Thanks.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Look and see if this spring is still in place.

 

[emac]

Thanks! It certainly feels like something came loose.i will check and let you know. If anyone has a picture of that area they could share i would be appreciative.

 

[emac]

Looked at it today. Spring is in place. Looks a the damper lost its charge. Its the part with the silver label in my pic.

 

[emac]

Ironically, I cant seem to find that part on any diagrams.

 

[MOOTS]

Ironically, I cant seem to find that part on any diagrams.

Hard to tell from picture, pretty sure that is the HST damper. Cruise linkage is sorta above and behind.

I was thinking the cruise would be tightened the same as 3 point. Double nuts and some nylon washers. I can seem to find anything that looks like that on the parts breakdown. Keep us posted, mine is loose too.

 

[emac]

Hard to tell from picture, pretty sure that is the HST damper. Cruise linkage is sorta above and behind.

I was thinking the cruise would be tightened the same as 3 point. Double nuts and some nylon washers. I can seem to find anything that looks like that on the parts breakdown. Keep us posted, mine is loose too.

Its still under warranty, so I am going to call them tomorrow and see. From the diagrams it looks like their is a cruise control wire that I dont recall seeing on mine. I wonder if they updated it with the damper? I didnt spend much time looking at it, but I am pretty certain the cruise lever worked that damper. I will post up what I find out. The cruise lever works, it just wont hold the position.

 

[emac]

Got it fixed. I got under it today and took my time looking at how it worked. I must have taken a stick into the spring shown in the picture. The spring was bent out of shape. I removed the spring, straigtened it the best I could and tightened the "holder" in order to increase the tension. Working for now, but may need a new spring in the future.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Got it fixed. I got under it today and took my time looking at how it worked. I must have taken a stick into the spring shown in the picture. The spring was bent out of shape. I removed the spring, straigtened it the best I could and tightened the "holder" in order to increase the tension. Working for now, but may need a new spring in the future.
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Yep, that was the spring that I pointed to.

$9 spring

TC860-55820