MTD 130-432E000 Owner's Manual page 8

Transmatic front engine lawn tractors
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Battery
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INSTALLING THE BATTERY (Hardware A)
1. Raise the seat bracket (on top of the fenders).
2. Make certain the positive cable (heavy red wire)
extends through the retainer on the right side of
the battery box. The negative cable (heavy black
wire) should be routed up along the left side of the
battery box.
3. Place the battery inside the battery box so that the
positive terminal is toward the right side of the unit.
-See figure 3. Route the battery drain tube down
beside the battery box.
4. Slide the hex nut (provided with battery hardware)
into the positive ( + ) terminal. Place the positive
cable on the positive terminal. Secure with bolt pro¬
vided. See figure 3.
5. Slide the hex nut (provided with battery hardware)
into the negative (-) terminal. Place the negative
cable on the negative terminal. Secure with bolt
provided.
6. Route the drain tube through the opening between
the transaxle reinforcement bracket and the frame
on the left rear of the unit. Secure the drain tube
to the transaxle reinforcement bracket, using the
—cable tie as shown in figure 4. Be certain drain tube
is routed away from the wheel rim. Trim excess end
of cable tie.
7. Close the top of the battery box.
INSTALLING THE STEERING MECHANISM
(Hardware B)
1. Open the hood of the lawn tractor by lifting up on
both sides of the hood. Position the front wheels
of the tractor so they are pointing straight forward.
2. Insert the hex bearing into the hole in the frame
-shown in figure 5.
3. Insert the end of the steering shaft which has the
pinion gear attached through the hole in the dash
panel. Place 5/8" I.D. flat washer on the end of the
steering shaft, and insert shaft through hex bear¬
ing. Make certain the pinion gear is fully seated
against the flat washer and hex bearing.
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