Craftsman 917254791 38" 12.5-hp riding lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 22

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT
if steering wheef crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove
steerlng wheel and reassemble per instructions in the
Assembty Section el this manual.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
The front wheel toe4n and camber are _ot adjuslable on
your unit If damage has occured to affect the front wheel
toe4n or camber, contact your nearest Sears Service
Center,
TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS (See
Fig° 28)
Biock upaxle securely.
Remove hub cap, retaining ring and washers lo aJlow
wheel removal (rearwheel contains a square key- Do
not lose).
Repatrtire and reassemble.
' On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheei hub
and axle. insert square key,
Replacewashers and snap retaining ring securely In
axle groove,
. Replace hub cap,
HUB CAP SQUAREKEY
(REARWHEELONLY)
FIG. 28
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY
(See Figs. 29 & 30)
CAUTION; Lead,acid batteries gener_
ateexplosive gases, Keepsparks,flame
and smoking materials awayfrom bat-
teries. Always wear eye protection
when around batteries.
if your battery istoo weak to start the engine, It should be
recharged If "jumper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT: YOUR UNIT JS EQUIPPED WITH A 12
VO LT NEGATIVE GROUND ED SYSTEM.
THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE
A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED
SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRAC-
TOR BATTERY TO START OTHER VE-
HICLES
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
' Connect each end of lha RED cable to the POSITWE
(+) terminal of each battery, taking care not to short
against chassis.
Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGA-
TIVE (*) terminal of tully charged baltery.
Connect the other end of the BLACK cable to a panel
belt on the _eftside of the chassis, away from fuel tank
and battery.
TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -
BLACK cable first from teft side of chassis and fully
charged battery
RED cable last from both batteries
q
(,)
"NEGATIVE'
(9
FIG. 29
PANEL _ _//
aOLT__€_)_-.
FIG. 30
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