Sears 917.25759 - Manual (Page 26)

TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
PROBLEM CAUSE
CORRECTION
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’ 'Faulh/ operalor-satety presence ccsntrot system. 1. Cliack wiring, switches and eofirtecttons. If not
corrected, contact iVn authofízerí service ctriter/
department.
Poor cut - yneveii 1. Worn, bent or loose triad#.
2. Mower deck rw ievei.
3. BuiWup of grass, leases, and trash under mower.
4. Beni blade mandrel.
5.
Clogged rriQwer deck vent holes from buildup of
grass, leaves, and irash around inancirsis.
1. Replace biade. Tighten blade bolt.
2. Leve! m.ower cicrck,
3.
Clean underside of mower housing,
4. Replace blade mandrei,
5. Clean around mandrels to open vent holes,
Mower blades will not
rotate
1. Obstruction in clutch mechanism.
2. Worn/darnaged mower drive belt.
3. Frozen i;ci#.r pyley,
4. Frozen bfecJe mandrel.
1. Rernove obstruction.
2. Replace mower drive beit.
3.
Replace icier pofley. '
4. Replace blade ma.ndfsi.
Poo-r grass dischirge 1. Engine speed too slow.
2. Travel speed too fa.sf,
3. Wet grass.
4. Mower deck not level.
5. I.ow/unaven tire air pressure.
6. Worn, bent or loose btacie,
7. Btidup cjf grass, leaves and trash und« mower.
8 . Mower dffva bírit worn.
9 .
Blade,s improperly iristaHed.
10. improper Wades Uiiacl,
11. Ciogged mower deck vent holes from bUiltfop of
grass, Itavirs, and trash around mandreis.
1. Place Iftfottle controi in “FAST" position-.
2. Shift to slotver speed,
3. Allo-w gra.ss to dry before mowing.
4. Level mower deck.
5. Check tires ter proper air pressure.
6. Repl-acs/sharpen blad#. Tighten btads bolt.
7. Clean underside of :mower housing,
8„ Replace mower drive belt.
9, Reifi-Stall Wades sharp edg-e down.
10, Replace with biacles listed in this manual,
11. Clear! arourtcJ mandrels to open vent holes.
Heaclight(g) not woillng
{if so ecfuippecl)
1. Switch is "OFF”,
2. Bufb(s) burned out.
3. Faulty tight switch.
4. Loose or damaged wiring,
5. Biowii fuse.
1 . T'urn switch "ON".
2. Rep'iace bulb(s-).
3. C.heck/f8place light .switch.
4. Chi-ck wiring and cormectiofl-s.
5. He.place fuse.
Bjttr ry will not r!i,»rrj.’ , -d - .1- I
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1 , M, I It ¡
1- . Repta#® tettery,
2. CtieeWcleBb -all connections,
3. Replace regulator,
4-, Refalase alternator.
Tractor "creeps" with
motion control lever In
“neutrar poiiiten
(Fender shift moc(»!s only) 1 . M'Otion control lever is out of adjustment. 1 . A.d|ust motion control teva-r.
Loss of drive 1 . Freewheel coniroi in "drsengaged“ position.
2. Motion drive belt has worft. damaged or b-roten.
3. Air trapped in transmission during shipment
or servicing
1 . Place freeviheel coniro-t tn “engag-ecf position.
2. RBp-iace motics-n drive belt,
3-. Pu-rge trans-iTii-ssion,
Engine "backfires"
when tyrning engin»
“OFF"
1 . Engine throttle control not set at “SLOW"
position; for 30^ seconds before stopping engine.
1- . Move thfottte control to “SLOVr pcrsitíon and allow
to Idle !- o - f 30 seconds before stopping engine.
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