SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
TO AD JUST STEER ING WHEEL ALIGN-IMPORTANT: YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A 12 VOLT
SYSTEM. THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT
MENT
SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BATTERY TO START
If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right) OTHER VEHICLES.
when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer-
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly
" Connect one end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE
section of this manual.
(+) terminal of each battery(A-B), taking care not to
short against tractor chassis.
FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER
" Connect one end of the BLACK ca ble to the NEGA TIVE
The front wheel toe-in and camber are not adjustable on (-) terminal (C) of fully charged battery.
your tractor. If damage has occurred to affect the front
" Connect the other end of the BLACK cable (D) to good
wheel toe-in or camber, contact your nearest authorized
chassis ground, away from fuel tank and bat tery.
service center/department.
TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -
TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS " BLACK cable rst from chassis and then from the fully
charged battery.
FRONT WHEEL (See Fig. 29)
" RED cable last from both batteries.
" Block up axle securely.
" Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to allow
wheel removal.
" Repair tire and reassemble.
" Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in
axle groove.
" Replace axle cover.
REAR WHEEL -
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" Block rear axle securely.
WEAK OR DEADFULLY CHARGED
" Remove ve (5) hub bolts to allow wheel removal.
BATTERYBATTERY
" Repair tire and reassemble. Replace and tighten hub
bolts securely.FIG. 30
NOTE: To seal tire punctures and prevent at tires due to
slow leaks, tire sealant may be purchased from your local REPLACING BATTERY (See Fig. 31)
parts dealer. Tire sealant also prevents tire dry rot and
corrosion.WARNING: Do not short battery ter-
mi nals by allowing a wrench or any other
object to contact both terminals at the
same time. Before connecting battery,
WASH ERSremove metal bracelets, wristwatch
bands, rings, etc.
RE TAIN ING
RINGPositive terminal must be connected
rst to prevent sparking from ac ci den tal
AXLE
COVERgrounding.
" Lift hood to raised position.
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" Remove terminal guard.
" Disconnect BLACK battery cable then RED battery
FIG. 29
cable and carefully remove battery from tractor.
" Install new battery with terminals in same position as
TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BAT TERY old battery.
(See Fig. 30) " Reinstall terminal guard.
" First connect RED battery cable to positive (+) battery
WARNING: Lead-acid batteries gen-terminal with hex bolt and keps nut as shown. Tighten
er ate ex plo sive gases. Keep sparks, securely.
ame and smoking ma te ri als away from " Connect BLACK ground ing cable to negative (-) bat tery
bat ter ies. Always wear eye pro tec tion terminal with re main ing hex bolt and keps nut. Tighten
when around batteries.securely
" Close terminal access doors.
If your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be " Close hood.
recharged. (See "BATTERY" in the Maintenance sec tion
of this man u al).
If jumper ca bles are used for emer gen cy starting, follow
this pro ce dure:
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