Assembly; Unpack Tractor - Craftsman 917.254274 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY
Unpack Tractor
a Take items out of box The box contains the items
shown below
b Cut down four comers of the carton with a utifity
knife and fold down sides
c Disengage Parking Brake
Install Steering Wheel
1. Slide upper steering shaft over lower steering
shaft until bolt holes line up with slots in lower
steering shaft (Fig, 11.
2 Use two hex bolts 3/8 - 16 x 1-1/4 and two
Ioeknuts 3/8 - 16 to retain upper steering shaft
to lower steering shaft, Tighten securely.
3 Position Steering Sleeve over steerinfi shaft
assembly.
4 For easier assembly, tilt tube towards front of
tractor.
5 Place bottom of Steering Sleeve over two front
prongs on steering bushing.
6 Squeeze the two steering sleeve retainers inward
to allow
Steering
Sleeve to pass over retainers
7. Push
Steering
Sleeve down aligning notch on
Steering Sleeve with tab on steering bushing.
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B Place steering wheel adapter on upper steering
shaft.
9 With front wheels pointed straight ahead, place
steering wheel on steering wheel adapter Bars of
steering wheel should point straight across
tractor
10 Place 2- I/4" diameter washer on upper steer-
ing shaft and install a 1/2" Iocknut (washer and
Iocknut found in bag of parts). Tighten secure
ly.
t I Snap insert into steering wheel
Remove plastic on tractor hood
Raise attachment lift handle.
Roll Tractor off skid Be careful of staples in skid
The operation of any tractor can result In
foreign objects thrown In to the eyes, which
can result In severe eye damage. Always
wear safety glasses or eye shields before
startlngyourtractorandwhllemov/ng. We
recommend Wide Vision Safety Mask for
over the spectacles or standard safety
glasses, available at Sears Retail or Cata.
log Stores.
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121 Battery Carriage Bolts . 1/4 ° 20 x 7 , t/2
Terminal Guard
15" Slope Instruchon Sheet 12) Keys
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ring Wheel Adapter
Battery Caps
L And Instructions Steering Wheel Insert