Craftsman 917.254531 Owner's Manual page 21

SERVICE AN
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT
if steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer..
ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly
section of this manual.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
The front wheel toeqn and camber are not adjustable on
ADJUSTMENTS
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY
(See Fig, 26)
_ CAUTION: Lead-acid batteries goner-
| _'-_, ate explostve gases, Keepsparks, flame
| _ and smoking materials away from bat-
_ terles. Always wear eye protection
! --_, When around batteries,
your tractor_ if damage has occured to affect the front wheel
toe-in or camber, contact your nearest authorized service
center,
TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS (See
Fig, 25)
• Block up axle securely.
• Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to allow
wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key- Do
not Iose)o
• Repair tire and reassemble.
• On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheel hub
and axle. Insert square key
• Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in
axle groove.
• Replace axle cover.
If your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be
recharged, tf "jumper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT: YOUR UNIT tS EQUIPPED WITH A 12
VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM, THE OTHER
VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE
GROUNDED SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR
BATTERY TO START OTHER VEHiCLES_
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
, Connect each end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each battery, taking care not to short
against chassis,.
• Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGA-
TiVE (-) terminal of fully charged battery,
. Connect the other end of the BLACK cable to a good
CHASSIS GROUND, away from fuel tank and battery,
TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -
• BLACK cable first from left side of chassis and fully
charged battery.
• RED cable tast from both batteries.
WASHERS
RETAINING
RING
AXLECOVER
!
"_ SQUARE KEY
(REARWHEELONLY)
FIG, 25
POSITIVE TERMINAL NEGATIVE TERMINAL
CHARGED
BATTERY
POSITIVE TERMINAL NEGATIVE TERMINAL
FIG, 26
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