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Service and adjustments – Husqvarna 532 44 02-80 User Manual

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TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY

(See Fig. 41)

WARNING: Lead-acid batteries gen-

er ate ex plo sive gases. Keep sparks,

flame and smoking ma te ri als away from

bat ter ies. Always wear eye pro tec tion

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 man u al).
If “jumper ca bles” are used for emer gen cy starting, follow

this pro ce dure:

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 BATTERY TO

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 of the BLACK ca ble to the NEGA TIVE

(-) terminal (C) of fully charged battery.

• Connect the other end of the BLACK cable (D) to good

chassis ground, away from fuel tank and bat tery.

TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -

• BLACK cable first from chassis and then from the fully

charged battery.

• RED cable last from both batteries.

Fig. 41

WEAK OR DEAD

BATTERY

FULLY CHARGED

BATTERY

ADJUSTMENT

BOLT

NEUTRAL

LOCK

GATE

MOTION CONTROL

LEVER

FIG. 40

TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL LEVER

NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT (See Fig. 40)

The motion control lever has been pre set at the factory

and adjustment should not be necessary.

Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel,

and lightly tighten.

Start engine and move motion control lever until tractor

does not move forward or backward.

Hold motion control lever in that position and turn engine

off.

While holding motion control lever in place, loosen the

adjustment bolt.

• Move motion control lever to the neutral (lock gate)

position.

• Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
NOTE: If additional clearance is needed to get to ad just ment

bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps

forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral

position, follow these steps:
• Loosen the adjustment bolt.
• Move the motion control lever 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the

direction it is trying to creep.

• Tighten adjustment bolt securely.
• Start engine and test.

If tractor still creeps, repeat above steps until satisfied.

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS