Sears 917.254420 Owner's Manual page 15

To keep your tractor running
longer, performnecessary
the foflowing maintenance schedule:
BEFOREMAKINGANYINSPECTION,
ADJUSTMENT
1_PUSHTRACTORCLUTCH!BRAKE
PEDALCOMPLETELYINTOBRAKE
POSITION°
2. MOVE
LEVERTONEUTRALPOSTION
3, PLACE
"ENGAGED
FOOTFROMPEDAL.
4. TURN
CLUTCHSWITCH,,
5_SHUTOFFTHEENGINE,,
6oMAKE
BLADESANDALLMOVINGPARTS
HAVECOMPLETELYSTOPPED°
7_DISCONNECT
WIRESFROMTHESPARKPLUGS
AND KEEPWIRESAWAY
THESPARKPLUGSTOPREVENT
INJURY
STARTING°
AVOID
ORMUFFLERCOMPONENTS.
With Every Mowing
1,Make sure all nuts onbolts
retainer springs aresecure
2.,Observe all safety precautions
3, Keep Tractor well lubricated
First Two Hours (Two Mowings)
1,,CHANGE ENGINE OIL
Changing off after the first two hours (or two mowings)
will help eliminate break-in
damaging toyour engine.
NOTE:' BE CAREFUL NOT TOALLOW
THEENGINE WHENCHANGING
a, Drain oil withengine
b, Remove hoodandgrill
c, Loosen oil drain wing nut (Fig 20)
suitable container
d, Tighten oil drain wing
removed
fromengine
e, Refill engine oil, Refill capacity is3pints
change
NOTE: DONOTOVERFILL
f, Replace dipstick,
FIRST 25 HOURS
1,_CHANGEENGINEOILANDOILFILTER(INITIAL
CHECK)
Refer toServiceRecord, Page19for
Ifoperatinginextremely dustyconditions,
often,
a Drain oil anddiscard.
b Spin off oil filter element anddiscard
c Thoroughly cleanfilter
newgasket isinserted
d Apply athinfilmof
e Spin element down byhand
mounting pad Thenturndownanadditional
Donot overtighten
f Refill engine oil, Refill capacity is3V2pintswithoil
change
better,
service using
ORREPAIR: {FIGo19):
GEAR SHIFT CONTROL
PARKING BRAKE
POSITION° REMOVE
OFF ATTACHMENT
ABSOLUTELY SURETHE
THESPARKPLUG
FROM
FROM ACCIDENTAL
BE CAREFUL
TOUCHING HOTENGINE
aretight andcotter pins and
(refer topage 18_
residue which might
DIRT TOENTER
OIL
warm
(seepage 23)
Catch oil ina
and dtscard
nut after all oil has been
without filter
BREAK-IN
oif filter change interval
changeoil filter more
mounting surfaceandmakesure
intheelement
off tothegasket
until gasket just touches
_-V2turn
Withoil
g
around the filter element
necessary
h
Shut down
necessary
ATTACHMENT CLUTCHSWITCH
"OFF"
IGNITION
IN
KEY
CLUTCH/
TO
BRAKE
PEDAL
"BRAKE"
POS|TION
ENGINEOIL
DIPSTICK
ANDFILLTUBE
be
filter
15
INTENANCE
incrankcase, start engine andcheck
Retighten
toefiminate leaks Donot
engine and re-check
tobring uptofull mark,
POSITION
"ENGAGED"
"_ /
011Filter
OILDRAIN
WINGNUT
for leaks
only asmuch as
overtighten
oil level Add as
ARK1NGBRAKE
POSITION
FIGURE I9
FIGURE 20