Craftsman 917.272454 Owner's Manual page 25

21.5 hp, 42" mower electric start 6 speed transaxle lawn tractor
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Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
Battery
REPLACING
BATTERY
_WARNING:
Do not short battery
terminals
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 hood to raised position.
2.
Remove terminal guard.
3.
Disconnect
BLACK battery cable then
RED battery cable and carefully
remove battery from tractor.
4.
Install new battery with terminals in
same position as old battery.
5.
Reinstall terminal guard.
6.
First connect RED battery cable to
positive (+) battery terminal with hex
bolt and keps nut as shown. Tighten
securely.
7. Connect BLACK grounding cable to
negative
(-) battery
terminal with
remaining hex bolt and keps nut.
Tighten
securely
8.
Close terminal access doors.
9.
Close hood.
Hex Bolt
Keps Nut
TO REPLACE
HEADLIGHT
BULB
1. Raise hood.
2.
Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the
backside of the grill.
3.
Replace
bulb in holder and push bulb
holder securely back into the hole in
the backside of the grill.
4.
Close hood.
INTERLOCKS
AND RELAYS
Loose or damaged
wiring may cause your
tractor to run poorly, stop running, or
prevent it from starting.
• Check wiring.
See electrical wiring
diagram in the Repair Parts section.
TO REPLACE
FUSE
Replace
with 20 amp automotive-type
plug-in fuse.
The fuse holder is located
behind the dash.
TO REMOVE
HOOD AND GRILL
ASSEMBLY
1.
Raise hood.
2.
Unsnap
headlight wire connector.
3.
Stand in front of tractor.
Grasp hood
at sides, tilt toward engine and lift off
of tractor.
4.
When replacing hood, be sure to
reconnect the headlight wire connec-
tor.
Hood
Headlight Wire
Connector
Terminal
.--'"" . y
Door
s...
Terminal
Guard
Cable
_Negative
(Black)
Cable
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