Husqvarna 917.279201 Owner's Manual page 22

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
• Repair tire and reassemble.
• On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheel hub
and axle, Insert square key.
• Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in
axle groove.
• Replace axle cover,
NOTE: To seal tire punctures and prevent flat tires due to
slow leaks, tire sealant may be purchased from your local
parts dealer. Tire sealant also prevents tire dry rot and
corrosion.
WASHERS
RETAINING
AXLE COVER
SQUARE KEY (REAR_'
WHEEL ONLY)
FIG. 31
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY
See Fig. 32)
WARNING: Lead-acid batteries gen-
erate 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 sec-
tion of this manual),
If "jumper cables" are used for emergency starting, follow
this procedure:
IMPORTANT:YOURTRACTOR ISEQUIPPEDWITH A 12VOLT
SYSTEM.THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT
SYSTEM.DO NOT USEYOURTRACTORBATTERYTO START
OTHERVEHICLES.
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
• Connect one end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each battery(A-B), taking care not to
short against tractor chassis.
• Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal (C) of fully charged battery.
• Connect the other end of the BLACK cable (D) 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,
WEAK OR DEAD
BATTERY
FULLY CHARGED
BATTERY
FIG. 32
REPLACING BATTERY (See Fig. 33)
_IhWARNING: 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 spark-
ing from accidental grounding.
• Lift hood to raised position,
• Disconnect BLACK battery cable (A) then RED battery
cable and carefully remove battery from tractor,
• Install new battery with terminals in same position as
old battery,
• Firstconnect RED battery cable (B) to positive (+) battery
terminal with hex bolt and keps nut as shown. Tighten
securely, Slide terminal cover (C) over terminal,
• Connect BLACK grounding cable to negative (-) battery
terminal with remaining hex bolt and keps nut, Tighten
securely
• Close hood,
Negative
(Black)
Cable
Positive
(Red)
Cable
FIG. 33
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