Craftsman 917.28903 - Manual (Page 25)

TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE
O R D E R -
1 . BLACK cable first from chassis and
then from the fully charged battery.
2. RED cable last from both batteries.
Weak or Dead Fully Charged
Battery Battery
REPLACING BATTERY
A war NING: D o not short battery termi­
nals 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 sparking from accidental ground­
ing.
1. Lift seat pan to raised position.
2. Disconnect BLACK battery cable first
then RED battery cable and carefully
remove battery from tractor.
3. Install new battery with terminals in same
position as old battery.
4. First connect RED battery cable to posi­
tive (+) terminal with hex bolt and keps
nut as shown. Tighten securely. Slide
terminal cover over terminal
5. Connect BLACK grounding cable to
negative (-) terminal with remaining hex
bolt and keps nut. Tighten securely.
Seat Pan
Terminal
Cover
Positive,
(Red)
Cable
Label
Keps
Nut
Hex
Bolt
Negative (Black)
Cable
TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB
1, Raise hood.
2. Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the
backside of the grill.
3, Replace bulb in holder and push bulb
holder securely back into the hole in the
backside of the grill.
4. Close hood.
INTERLOCKS AND RELAYS
Loose or damaged wiring may cause your
tractorto run poorly, stop running, or prevent
it from starting.
• Check wiring. See electrical wiring dia­
gram in the Repair Parts section.
TO REPLACE FUSE
Replace with 20 amp automotive-type plug­
in fuse. The fuse holder is located behind
the dash.
TO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL AS­
SEMBLY
1.
2,
3.
Raise hood.
Unsnap headlight wire connector.
Stand in front of tractor. Grasp hood at
sides, tilt toward engine and lift off of
tractor.
When replacing hood, be sure to recon­
nect the headlight wire connector.
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Headlight Wire
Connector
Hood
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engine "“
Maintenance, repair, or replacement of the
emission control devices and systems, which
are being done atthe customers expense, may
be performed by any non-road engine repair
establishment or individual Warranty repairs
must be performed by an authorized engine
manufacturer's service outlet,
TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL
CABLE
The throttle control has been preset at the
factory and adjustmentshould not be neces­
sary. Check adjustment as described below
before loosening cable, if adjustment is
necessary, proceed as follows;
1. With engine not running, move throttle
control leverfrom slow to choke position.
Slowly move lever from choke to fast
position.