Sears 917.255741 - Manual (Page 15)

4 CHECK BRAKE OPERATION
This tractor is equipped with an adjustable brake system
mounted on the right side of the transaxle (Fig, 27).
A
IF TRACTOR REQUIRES MORE THAN
SIX FEET STOPPING DISTANCE IN
HIGHEST GEAR, THEN BRAKE MUST
BE ADJUSTED.
NOTE: PARKING BRAKE MUST BE DISENGAGEp AND
GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL WHILE MAKING
ADJUSTMENT.
a. Depress Clutch-Brake Pedal and engage Parking Brake^
b. Measure distance between Brake Operating Arm and
Nut " a " on Brake Rod
c. If distance is other^than 1 - 1/2 , loosen Jam Nut (Fig,
27} and turn Nut " a " until distance becomes 1 - 1/2".
Retighten Jam Nut against Nut " a ".
Road test tractor for proper stopping distance as stated
above. Readjust if necessary=
D^IL¥ OR E¥ERY<
CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
HOURS
A
DO NOT CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
WITH ENGINE RUNNING.
Several minutes after stopping Engine, check Engine Oil
Level with Tractor on level ground. Remove and wipe Dip­
stick clean (Fig, 29), screw it in tight for a few seconds, re­
move slowly and read Oil level, if necessary, add Oil until
" full " mark is reached DO NOT OVERFILL,
E¥iRY HOURS
(OPERATING IN DUSTY CONDITIONS MAY REQUIRE
MORE FREQUENT SERVICING)
1, CLEAN AIR CLEANER ELEMENT (FIG, 28)
a. Open Hood,
b. Snap off Air Cleaner Cover.
c. Remove Foam Element from Air Cleaner Body.
d. Wash Foam Element in liquid detergent and water to
remove dirt.
e. Wrap foam in cloth and squeeze dry.
f. Saturate foam in clean engine oil, Squeeze to remove
excess oil,
g. Replace Foam Element and snap Cover on Air Clean­
er Body,
ENGINE OIL
FILLER CAP
AND DIPSTICK
AIR CLEANER-
COVER
FOAM
ELEMENT
AIR
CLEANER
BODY
FIGURE 28
NOTE: NEVER RUN ENGINE WITH AIR CLEANER RE­
MOVED.
2. CHANGE ENGINE OIL
The best time to change Engine Oii is at the end of a day's
operation when all dirt and foreign materials are suspended
in the hot Oil. See oil chart, page 7
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