Craftsman 917.273201 Owner's Manual page 28

24.0 hp electric start 46" mower automatic garden tractor
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TO REMOVEWHEELFORREPAIRS
FRONT WHEEL
• Block up axle securely.
• Remove
axle cover, retaining
ring and
washers
to allow wheel removal.
• Repair tire and reassemble.
• Replace washers
and snap retaining
ring securely
in axle groove.
• Replace
axle cover.
REAR WHEEL
-
Block rear axle securely.
Remove
f_,ve (5) hub bolts to allow
wheel removal.
• Repair tire and reassemble.
Replace
and tighten
hub bolts securely.
NOTE= To seal tire punctures and prevent
flat tires due to slow leaks, tire sealant
may be purchased from your local parts
dealer. Tire sealant also prevents tire dry
rot and corrosion.
Washers
Ring
Axle
Cover
TO START ENGINE
WITH A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
ACAUTION:
Lead-acid
batteries gener-
ate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame
and smoking materials away from batter-
ies. Always wear eye protection when
around batteries.
If your battery
is too weak to start the
engine, it should be recharged, (See
"BATTERY"
in the MAINTENANCE
sec-
tion of this manual).
If =jumper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor Is equiped
with
a 12 volt negative grounded system. The
other vehical must also be a 12 volt nega-
tive grounded system. Do not use your
tractor battery to start other vehicles.
TO REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
-
• BLACK cable first from chassis and
then from the fully charged battery.
• RED cable last from both batteries.
"Positive_._k.___
_=._L
"Negative"
,.-,o,1\
REPLACING
BATTERY
4=CAUTION:
Do not short battery termi-
nals by allowing a wrench or any other
object to contact both terminals at the
same time. Before connecting battery,
remove metal bracelets,
wristwatch
bands,rings,etc.
Positive terminal must be connected first
to prevent sparking from accidental
grounding.
• Lift hood to raised position.
Remove terminal guard.
Disconnect
BLACK battery cable then
RED battery cable and carefully remove
battery from tractor.
• Install new battery with terminals in
same position as old battery.
Reinstall terminal guard.
First connect RED battery cable to posi-
tive (+) battery terminal with hex bolt
and keps nut as shown. Tighten
secure-
_onnect
BLACK grounding cable
to
negative (-) battery terminal with
remaining hex bolt and keps nut.
Tighten securely.
• Close terminal access doors.
• Close hood.
Terminal
Access
Door_
TO ATTACH JUMPER
CABLES -
• Connect each end of the RED cable to
..o
the POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each bat-
tery, taking care not to short against
chassis.
_.". ....
• Connect one end of the BLACK cable to
the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
of fully
Guard
charged battery.
• Connect the other end of:the BLACK
cable to good CHASSIS
_IROUND,
away from fuel tank and Ibattery.
; Nut
Hex Bolt
Positive
(Red) Cable
(Black)
Cable
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