Craftsman 917.254722 Owner's Manual page 9

e. Connect RED battery cable to posit/re (+)
battery terminal with hex bolt, flat washer,
/ockwasher and hex nut (shown full size below)
found in bag of parts (Fig. 5). Tighten securely.
f. Connect BLACK ground cable to negadve (-)
battery terminal with remaining hex bolt, flat
washer, /ockwasher and hex nut (shown futt
size below) found in bag of parts (Fig. 5).
Tighten securely.
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE A WEAK BATTERY, SEE "START-
tNG YOUR TRACTOR WITH A WEAK BATTERY"
(PAGE 2! ).
g. Using the dotted hole on one side of the
battery support (Fig. 6) insert one battery bolt
into frame slot (head of bo/t down). Fasten the
battery bolt to the termina/ guard using wing
nuts.
(Bolts, nuts and terminal guard found in bag
of parts).
h. Assemble the remaining bolt to other side of
battery support and fasten terminal guard to it
with remaining wing nut (shown furl size below).
Tighten wing nuts securely by hand (Fig. 6).
ASSEMBL Y
NUT
OCKWASHER
WASHER
WASHER
BATTERY
TERMINAL
,_ HEX
/ BOLTS
BLACK
(NEGATIVE)
CABLE
DRAIN
TRAY
FIGURE 5
L Replace air intake duct (Fig. 4). Make sure
bottom lip of duct sits between battery and lip
of battery tray.
j. Remove plastic from tractor hood and close.
NOTE
1
: USE TERMINAL ACCESS DOORS (FIG. 6) FOR:
• INSPECTION FOR SECURE CONNECTIONS
(TIGHTEN HARDWARE)
2. INSPECTION FOR CORROSION
3. TESTING BATTERY
4. JUMPING (IF REQUIRED)
5. CHARGING (IF REQUIRED)
KEEP TERMINAL ACCESS DOORS CLOSED
WHEN NOT iN USE.
DO NOT START ENGINE UNTIL MOWER
SUSPENSION BRACKET HAS BEEN RE-
LEASED, SEE MOWER AND DRIVE BELT
INSTALLATION, PAGE 10.
BATTERY
BOLT
i
SLOTTED
HOLE
k
\
ERMtNAL
ACCE_
DOOR
TERMINAL
GUARD
TERMINAL
ACCE_ DOOR
BATTERY BOLT
BATTERY
SUPPORT
FIGURE ,5