Craftsman 917.28834 Operator's Manual page 24

Lawn tractor 20.0 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission
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2.
Disengage
transmission
by placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position.
Pull freewheel
con-
trol out and into the slot and release
so
it is held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid
when
you try to manually
push the tractor
forward.
If the rear wheels
rotate,
then the
brake
needs
to be serviced.
Contact
a
Sears
or other
qualified
service
center.
FRONT
WHEEL
TOE-IN/CAMBER
Your new tractor
front wheel
toe-in
and
camber
is set at the factory
and is normal.
The front wheel
toe-in
and camber
are
not adjustable.
If damage
has occurred
to
affect the factory
set front wheel
toe-in
or
camber,
contact
a Sears
or other
qualified
service
center.
TO REMOVE
WHEEL
FOR REPAIRS
1.
Block up axle securely.
2.
Remove
axle
cover,
retaining
ring and
washers
to allow
wheel
removal
(rear
wheels
have a square
key - Do not lose).
3.
Repair
tire and reassemble.
NOTE:
On rear wheels
only:
align
grooves
in rear wheel
hub and axle.
Insert
square
key.
4.
Replace
washers
and snap
retaining
ring securely
in axle groove.
5.
Replace
axle cover.
NOTE:
To seal tire punctures
and prevent
flat tires due to slow leaks,
purchase
and
use tire sealant
from
Sears.
Tire sealant
also prevents
tire dry rot and corrosion.
Washers
Retaining
Ring
If "jumper
cables"
are used for emergency
starting,
follow
this procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor
is equipped
with a 12 volt system.
The other vehicle
must
also be a 12 volt system.
Do not use
your tractor
battery
to start other vehicles.
TO ATTACH
JUMPER
CABLES
-
1. Connect one end of the RED cable
to the POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each
battery(A-B),
taking care not to short
against tractor chassis.
2. Connect one end of the BLACK cable
to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal (C) of
fully charged battery.
3. Connect the other end of the BLACK
cable (D) to good chassis ground,
away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER-
1.
BLACK
cable
first from chassis
and
then from the fully charged
battery.
2.
RED cable
last from both batteries.
Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
Battery
REPLACING
BATTERY
_nWARNING:
Do not short
battery
ter-
ml als by allowing
a wrench
or any other
object
to contact
both terminals
at the same
time.
Before
connecting
battery,
remove
metal bracelets,
wristwatch
bands, rings, etc.
Positive
terminal
must be connected
first to
prevent
sparking
from accidental
grounding.
1.
Lift seat pan to raised
position
and open
battery
box door.
Axle Cover
I
_Square
Key (Rear
Wheel Only)
TO START
ENGINE
WITH
A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
_WARNING:
Lead-acid
batteries
gen-
erate explosive
gases.
Keep sparks,
flame
and smoking
materials
away from
bat-
teries.
Always
wear
eye protection
when
around
batteries.
If your
battery
is too weak to start the
engine,
it should
be recharged.
(See "BAT-
TERY"
in the MAINTENANCE
section
of
this manual).
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BOX DOOR
2.
Disconnect
BLACK
battery cable firstthen
RED battery
cable and carefully
remove
battery
from tractor.
3.
Install new battery
with terminals
in same
position
as old battery.

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