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Craftsman EZ3 917.273022 Owner's Manual page 28

20.0 hp electric start 46" mower automatic garden tractor
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Sleeves
TO REMOVE
WHEEL
FOR REPAIRS
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
five (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
BATTERY
_,CAUTION:
Lead-acid batteries
gener-
ate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame
and smoking materials away from batter-
ies. Always wear eye protection when
around battedes.
If your battery
is too weak to start the
engine,
it should be recharged.
(See
"BA'I-I'ERY"
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 vehicals.
TO ATTACH JUMPER
CABLES
-
• Connect
each end of the RED cable to
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
charged battery.
• Connect the other end of the BLACK
cable to good CHASSIS
GROUND,
away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
-
• BLACK cable first from chassis and
then from the fully charged battery.
• RED cable last from both batteries.
"Positive" (+)
"Negative" (-)
L.H. Panel
r_-_
.
Bolt
REPLACING
BATI'ERY
,&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, wdstwatch
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,
keps nut as shown. Tighten securely.
• Connect BLACK grounding cable to
negative (-) battery terminal with
remaining hex bolt, keps nut. Tighten
• securely.
• Close terminal access doors.
, Close hood.
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