Craftsman 917.255732 Owner's Manual page 49

2. Position Battery in tractor as follows:
a. Lift Seat Pan so it rests on Steering Wheel (Fig° 3)o
b, Lower Battery into Fender Wel! with Battery Terminals
toward front of tractor° Make sure Battery rests in Bat-
tery Tray (Fig. 4).
NOTE: BE SURE BATTERY DRAIN TUBE IS SECURE-
LY ATTACHED TO BATTERY TRAY DRAIN,
3o Connect Battery Cables using: two Hex Bolts, two Flat
Washers, two Lockwashers and two Hex Nuts (shown full
size below) found in Bag of Parts.
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POSITIVE TERMINAL MUST BE CON-
NECTED FIRST TO PREVENT SPARKS
FROM ACCIDENTAL GROUNDING°
a, Connect RED Battery Cable to Positive (+) Battery Ter _
minal with Hex Bolt, Flat Washer, Lockwasher and Hex
Nut (Fig, 4), Tighten securely,
b Connect BLACK Ground Cable to Negative (-) Battery
Terminal with remaining Hex Bolt, Flat Washer, Lock-
washer and Hex Nut (Fig 4), Tighten securely,
4,, Install Battery using: two tnt,/Ey, t Lockwashers, two Wing
Nuts (shown full size below) and
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two Battery Bolts and one Terminal Guard found in Bag of
Parts,
a, Using the slot on one side of the Battery Support (Fig 5)
slide Battery Bolt into Frame Slot (head of Bolt down),
Fasten the Battery Bolt to the Terminal Guard using
Int,/Ext, Lockwasher and Wing Nut as shown in Fig, 5.
b Assemble the remaining Battery Bolt to other side of
Battery Support and fasten Terminal Guard to it with re-
maining lnt/Ext, Lockwasher and Wing Nut Tighten
Wing Nuts securely by hand (Fig, 5),
NOTE: USE TERMINAL ACCESS DOORS (FIG, 5) FOR:
1. Inspection for secure connections (tighten hardware),
2, Inspection for corrosion,
3. Testing battery
4 Jumping (if required).
5. Charging (if required),
WHEN NOT IN USE, KEEP TERMINAL
ACCESS DOORS CLOSED_
NOTE: DO NOT START ENGINE UNTIL INITIAL SER-
VICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED
/
SEAT PAN --_
POSITIVE /
BATTERY
TERMINAL
BATTERY
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BATTERY
TERMINAL
FIGURE 3
FENDER
WASHER
POSITIVE
TERMINAL
POSITIVE
CABLE (RED)
WASHER
HEX BOLTS
NEGATIVE
TERMINAL
NEGATIVE
CABLE (BLACK)
NUT
LOCKWASHE R
BATTERY TRAY
! t
BATTERY
TUBE
WINW
INTERNAL/
LOCI{WASHER
WING
NUT
_
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
LOCI(WASHER
TERMINAL
GUARD
FIGURE 4
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BATTERY
BOLT
SLOT
-5- FIGURE 5