Craftsman 917.258540 Owner's Manual page 23

ERVICE AND
TRANSAXLE SHIFTER LINKAGE AND
AD-
JUSTMENT
(See Figs.
27 and
28)
The transaxle should be in neutral when the gear shift lever
is in the neutral (N) (lock gate) position. The adjustment is
preset at the factory; however, if adjustment is needed,
proceed as follows:
° Make sure transaxle is in neutral (N).
• Loosen two locknuts on tie rod°
° Turn center rod until gearshift lever falls into neutral
lock gate on fender console,,
Tighten Iocknuts securely.
FIG. 27
f
\
TIE ROD
TS
CENTER ROD
FIG. 28
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT
tf steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer-
ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly
section of this manual,
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
The front wheel toe-in and camber are not adjustabte on
your tractor. If damage has occurred to affect the front
wheel toe-in or camber, contact your nearest authorized
service centeridepartmenL
ADJUSTMENTS
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TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS
(See Fig. 29)
° Block up axle securely,
• Remove axle cover, retaining ringand washers to allow
wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key - Do
not lose).
° Repair tire and reassemble.
° On rear wheels onfy: align grooves in rear wheel hub
and axleo Insert square key.
. Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in
axle groove.
Replace axle cover.
WASHERS
RETAINING
RING
AXLE COVER
SQUARE KEY
(REAR WHEEL ONLY)
FIG. 29
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY
(See Fig. 30)
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l& CAUTION: Lead-acid batteries gener-
ate explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame
and smoking materials away from bat-
teries. Always wear eye protection
when around batteries. ..................
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if your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be
recharged, tf "jumper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT: YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A
12 VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM. THE OTHER
VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE
GROUNDED SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR
BATTERY TO START OTHER VEHICLES°
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
• Connect each end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each battery, taking care not to short
against chassis.
° Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGA-
TiVE (-) 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.
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