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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENTTRANSAXLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER NEUTRAL
ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 39)
The transaxle should be inneutral when the gear shift lever is
in neutral (lock gate) position. The adjustment is preset at the
factory; however, ifadjustment is needed, proceed as follows:
•Make sure transaxle is in neutral.
NOTE: When the tractor rear wheels move freely, the
transaxle is in neutral.
•Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel.
•Position the gear shift lever in the neutral position.
•Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed to get to adjust-
ment bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.
ADJUSTMENT BOLT
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Fig. 39
TO REMOVE WHEEL (See Fig. 40)
•Block up axle securely.
•Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to allow
wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key - Do
not lose).
•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
RING
AXLE \
COVER_
SQUARE KEY (REAR i
WHEEL ONLY)
Fig. 40
If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right)
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer-
ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly
section of this manual.
FRONT WHEEL TOE=IN/CAMBER
Your new tractor front wheel toe-in and camber isset at the
factory and is normal. The front wheel toe-in and camber
are not adjustable. If damage has occurred to affect the
factory set front wheel toe-in or camber, contact a qualified
service center.
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY
(See Fig. 41)
WARNING: Lead=acid batteries generate
explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame and
smoking materials away from batteries.
Always wear eye protection when arou nd
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: YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A 12
VOLT SYSTEM. THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12
VOLT SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BATTERYTO
START OTHER VEHICLES.
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 ofthe 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.
PqD
WEAK OR FULLY CHARGED
DEAD BATTERY BATTERY
Fig. 41
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