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STEP
12: INSTALLING
TH
E
BATTERY CABLES
1.
The
Positive
batt ery cab
le
is already
con-
nected at one end to t
he
so
lenoid whi
ch is
mounted a few
inches
below
the
battery on a
post.
You
are
to
connect
the loose
end of
the
positive cable
to
the positive
(+)
post
on
the
bat-
tery. Use a
bolt
and
nut
from the hardware bag.
Use
a screwdriver and
a
3/8"
wrench
to tighten
the bolt.
See
Photo
2-25.
Photo
2-25:
Attach Positive Cable to
Battery.
3. Use
the two
1/4"
-20
x 1 1/4"
carriage
bolts,
1/4"
lockwashers,
and 1/4"-20
nuts to secure
the
hold -do wn br
acke t
to
th
e battery mounting
bracket.
Insert
the
bolts
from
beneath the battery
mounting
bracket,
up
through the
battery
hold-
down
bracket,
and
secure them
with
the lock-
washers
and
nuts.
Use
a
7/
16-inch
wrench
to
evenly
tighten both
nuts.
Do not
tighten the
nuts
so that the tabs on the
battery
hold-down bracket
become
bent.
Photo
2-26:
Attach the Negative
Battery Cable to
the battery.
2.
Slide
the
black rubbe r
boot up the pos
itive
cable
and
slip
it
over
the positive
battery post.
3. The
Negative cable is already connected at
one
end
to
one of the
mounting
bolts securing
the
solenoid
to the post.
This
is the ground
ing
point for the negative cable-connect the loose
end of the
nega-
tive
(-)
cable
to
the
negative
bat-
te ry pos
t.
Use
the
last
nut
and
la st bol
t to
se-
curely
attach
the
negative
battery
cable to
the neg-
at
ive (-)
battery
post.
ST EP 11
: INSTALLIN G
THE
BATTERY ON THE TILLER
• Be sure that the battery is positioned on
the tiller as explained in Step
1.
Hooking the
battery cables to the wrong posts could
re-
sult in damage to the battery and other
electrical
parts.
A
WARNING
•
Do not touch the
positive
(+)
battery post
and any
surrounding
metal
with
tools,
jew-
elry,
or
other
metal
objects. Doing
so
could
cause a short
circuit
t
hat
could
result in
electrical
burns or
an
explos
ion
of
battery
gases.
Photo
2-23:
Installing the
Battery.
1.
Use both hands to carefully place the battery
on the
battery
mounting
bracket. The
battery
posts
should
face to
the
rear
of the
tiller.
The
positive
(+)
post should
be on
the
left-hand
side
of
the
tiller
and the
negative (-)
post
should
be
on
the right-hand side
of the
tiller.
2.
Place
the battery
hold-down
bracket over the
battery.
Center the bolt holes in the lower part of
the hold-down bracket with the
bolt
holes in the
battery mounting bracket. Make
sure
that the
Engine Ignition Switch
is
on
the
forward
side of
the battery.
Photo
2-24:
Securing the Battery in Place
.
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