How To Assemble The Steering Wheel; How To Assemble The Hub Caps; Check The Tires; Check The Drive Brake - Craftsman 502.255070 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY
HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE STEERING WHEEL
Use the fasteners shown below to install the steering wheel The
fasteners are shown at full size
(A)
lx102
(B)
15x88
1o Make sure the front wheels point forward
2 Some models have an optional bellows Slide the bellows
over the steering post Make sure the collar of the bellows is
on top (Figure 4)°
3 Attach the steering wheel to the steering post with the fasten-
ers Tighten the fasteners
4 Remove the clear tape from the center of the steering wheel
SteeringWheel
A
Bellows
(Optional)
Steering Post
Figure 4
HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE HUB CAPS
Push the hub caps onto the center of the wheel& Make sure the
washer hofds the hub cap in place
CHECK THE TIRES
Check the air pressure in the tires Tires with toe much air pressure
will cause the unit to ride rough Also, the wrong air pressure witl
keep the mower housing from cutting level The correct air pressure
(PSi) is !4 PSI (10 kg!cm2)
CHECK THE DRIVE BRAKE
The drive brake can be easily checked as follows
1 Set the parking brake
2 Move the shift lever to the neutral (N) position
3 Push the unit
4 If the rear wheels rotate, adjust tile drive brake. See "How To
Check And Adjust The Drive Brake" in the Customer
Responsibilities section
CHECK THE BELTS
Check the routing of the beits., Make sure the belts are not twisted,
Make sure the belts are inside all the belt guides (Figure 5)
Beit Guides i MotionDrive Beit
Belt Guide
Bell Guide
Transaxle Pulley
Idler Pulley
Belt Guide
Mower Drive Belt
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Figure 5
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