MX5100 Cruise Control wont't Hold

[Johnret]

Does anyone know how to tighten up the cruise control on the MX5100, mine won't hold at all. It work for about 1 year now won't hold.

Thanks

 

[motownbrowne]

Is your parking brake on?? This happened to me once, and the parking brake was on just a little bit, so the cruise was completely loose.

 

[Johnret]

OK, so I got my MX5100 fixed. Like the L3800 there is two locking nuts that when tighten apply pressure to the return mechanism. I have no way of knowing how much pressure should be apply to the locking nuts, but I did tighten mine down a bit and started cutting my pastures and it held like brand new for 3 hours. I would recommend that is these nuts are tighten to the point passed holding the cruise control in place when engaged. To then back them off till you notice a slight creep back to not set and then tighten just past that point. I figure that is going to be the only way of setting it so it doesn't hurt anything but still holds the cruise when set.