MF 165 pos control adjustment help

Trying to reassemble and adjust my lift cover (7/8"). Following the book, I"ve had to disassem ble and change assy sequence at least 5 times to get it together (makes me question my book).
Anyway, for adjusting the book I have says...
Move Pos control to transport (check)
Locate draft control lever between sector marks (check)
Place adjustment wedge MFN163 to hold dash pot plunger out (I use a piece of wire)
Locate ram arm using MFN 970 (I"m using .47" shim)
Apply 3 lb force to vertical lever and adjust for .000-.002 clearance to dash pot piston.
ALL OF THIS WORKS OUT FINE, but then it says move draft control all the way up and position control to transport and repeat the above for position control adjustment.
But, When I do I have to readjust the vertical lever (and lock nut bolt) by about 5/16" because lever moves away from the dash pot plunger. After adjusting this back to .000-.002, the position control lever wont move at all. If I try to move it I can see it stressing the mount for the control lever (that holds the adjusting bolt) so much that if I force it, it could break it loose from the plate that mounts to the cylinder.
What am I doing wrong?

Terry, Its been awhile since I adjusted the lift cover. Before you make transport adjustment, rotate the eccentric cam that contacts the veritcal lever to its lowest position. After adjustment rotate cam until it just contacts the lever.

Hello Terry,
First of all I think that Indy Bob might be thinking about the 35/65 hydraulic adjustments. There is no cam to move in the way he describes. I think that what you are doing is correct. Your first fine adjustment is for the Draft rod clearance. The second adjustment is for the Position Control. It is quite normal that the adjustment will move the vertical lever by the amount you describe. It is essential that the piston on the dashpot wedge is held fully out. The MF270B is a tapered wedge with serrations. This grips in place and so holds the piston out. The 3lb weight simulates the pressure applied by the control valve lever in the pump.
Have you removed your means of locking the dashpot piston? In order to lower the the 3-pt the vertical lever has to move forward (when installed)this will mean that the piston has to move inwards or forward. I think that this might be your problem. It is simply a case of removing your locking device.
Does your tractor have Pressure Control? If so you will have difficulty setting the blow-off and drop rate as the piston wedge will need to be in place to adjust this correctly.
Let us know how you get on.
DavidP. South Wales

David, the inability to move the pc lever is with or without the dash pot piston tool (wouldn't matter if the whole dash pot was removed). It seems to be a mechanical interference. I think I may have to move the pc cam finger lever down to the bottom set of rollers (with lift plate upside down). I think I may have it up too high/ on the wrong roller of the circular shaped guide.
I've got to run a few errands but hopefully I can verify tonight.

I'm attempting to load a photo of my set up as it is. I suspect I have the PC control finger positioned incorrectly on the rollers. Can you confirm?
Should the finger be below the middle roller instead of above? Do I have the return spring correctly positioned?

When I pulled the lift cover the spring was missing and the circular "guide" was bent/ damaged so I may not have gotten it back together correctly as I didn't have much to use for reference other than assemble trying to use a little logic.

Hi Terry,
It's a bit difficult to see in your photo but I suspect that the position of the 'dog' (check the similarity in the attachment) is in the wrong place. I think that that is the only thing that would block movement if everything else is OK.

DavidP

The finger on mine is made a little different but according to your diagram mine isn't lined up correctly.
I'll try to readjust and let you know how it goes.

David, thanks a million for the diagram.
I mentioned that my linkage was bent previously and it was still out of line enough that the finger wasn't lining up with the carrier channel. I maneuvered it enough to match your diagram, something "snapped" into place and now it works fine! I can't get it to lock up again so I think I'm ready to finish adjusting and put it all bak together.

Thanks for taking time to share info!