My ZG127E

[John Laird]

I have a ZG127E zero turn mower and am having a steering problem ??. One stick (right hand) operates normally while the other (left hand) responds very quickly while moving it very little. I’ve changed the fluid and filters and still have the same problem. ? Can someone offer anything to enlighten me to get this corrected. Thank You ??

 

[lugbolt]

On the linkage there is a dampener, which provides resistance to movement. They are there to keep you from having very jerky transmissions. It almost sounds like the LH side dampener has failed while the RH side is still working. There is also a possibility that the dampener has come off (loose nuts) but I've seen more fail than come off. The very early ZG100's like mine did not use lock nuts on the linkages and dampeners, only a M8 flange nut so the nut would back off over time. I put locknuts on mine as I got tired of them coming loose while mowing.