To Adjust Steering Wheel Alignment; To Remove Wheel For Repairs; To Start Engine With A Weak Battery; To Attach Jumper Cables - Craftsman 917.271550 Owner's Manual

Lawn tractor 15.5 hp, 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle
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BELT INSTALLATION -
1. Carefully work new belt down be-
tween transaxle belt keepers and onto
the input pulley.
2. Slide belt into the center span keeper.
3. Pull belt toward front of tractor and roll
around the top groove of engine
pulley.
4. Install belt through stationary idler and
clutching
idler.
5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides and keep-
ers.
6. Install mower (See "TO INSTALL
MOWER" in this section of manual).
TO ADJUST
STEERING
WHEEL
ALIGN-
MENT
If steering
wheel
crossbars
are not
horizontal
(left to right) when wheels
are
positioned
straight
forward,
remove
steering
wheel
and reassemble
with
crossbars
horizontal.
Tighten
securely.
FRONT WHEEL
TOE-IN/CAMBER
The front wheel
toe-in
and camber
are
not adjustable
on your tractor.
If damage
has occurred
to affect the 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
Axle
Cover
Square Key
_
(Rear Wheel Only)
TO START ENGINE
WITH A WEAK
RNING:
Lead-acid
batteries
generate
explosive gases.
Keep sparks,
flame and smoking materials
away from
batteries.
Always
wear eye protection
when
around
batteries.
If your battery
is too weak to start the
engine,
it should
be recharged.
(See
"BATTERY"
in the MAINTENANCE
section
of this manual).
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 ATFACH 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
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