Poulan 179416 Service And Adjustments, Tractor, TO REMOVE MOWER See Fig, TO INSTALL MOWER See Fig

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:

•Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.

•Place gearshift lever in neutral (N) position.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Turn ignition key “OFF” and remove key.

•Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.

•Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with plug.

TRACTOR

TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 16)

Mower will be easier to remove from the right side of tractor.

•Place attachment clutch in “DISENGAGED” position.

•Move attachment lift lever forward to lower mower to its lowest position.

•Roll belt off engine pulley.

•Remove small retainer spring, and lift clutch spring off pulley bolt.

•Remove large retainer spring, slide collar off and push housing guide out of bracket.

•Disconnect anti-swaybar from chassis bracket by re- moving retainer spring.

•Disconnect suspension arms from rear deck brackets by removing retainer springs.

•Disconnect front links from deck by removing retainer springs.

•Raise lift lever to raise suspension arms. Slide mower out from under tractor.

IMPORTANT: IF AN ATTACHMENT OTHER THAN THE MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRAC- TOR, REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS AND HOOK THE CLUTCH SPRING INTO SQUARE HOLE IN FRAME.

TO INSTALL MOWER (See Fig. 16)

•Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.

•Slide mower under tractor with discharge guard to right side of tractor.

•Lower lift lever to its lowest position.

•Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.

	SMALL	SUSPENSION ARMS
	SMALL
	RETAINER
	SPRING	SQUARE HOLE
	CLUTCH	ENGINE PULLEY
	SPRING	ENGINE PULLEY
	SPRING
	RETAINER
	SPRING
		FRONT LINK
	ANTI-SWAY BAR
	COLLAR	RETAINER SPRINGS
	COLLAR	(BOTH SIDES)

HOUSING

GUIDE

LARGE

RETAINERBRACKET

SPRING

Fig. 16

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Contents 179416 4.20.01 TR PRINTED IN U.S.A MODEL NO. PO14542D 14.5 HP 42 Inch Lawn TractorII. SLOPE OPERATION SAFETY RULESIV. SERVICE I. GENERAL OPERATION25-26 TABLE OF CONTENTSSAFETY RULES Safe Operation Practices for Ride-On MowersCUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONSKeys UNASSEMBLED PARTSSteering Wheel SeatBEFORE REMOVING TRACTOR FROM SKID ASSEMBLYTOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM CAR- TONCHECK BATTERY See Fig HOW TO SET UP YOUR TRACTORINSTALL SEAT See Fig CHECK FOR PROPER POSITION OF ALL BELTS CHECKLISTCHECK TIRE PRESSURE CHECK DECK LEVELNESSOPERATION KNOW YOUR TRACTOR STOPPING See Fig HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTORTO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT See Fig TO SET PARKING BRAKE See FigTO OPERATE ON HILLS BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINETO ADJUST GAUGE WHEELS See Fig TO OPERATE MOWER See FigADD GASOLINE MOWING TIPSTO START ENGINE See Fig BEFORE EACH USE CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIESGENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS LUBRICATION CHARTOPERATOR PRESENCE SYSTEM TRACTORBRAKE OPERATION TIRESTRANSAXLE COOLING ENGINEBATTERY V-BELTSENGINE COOLING FINS See Fig CLEAN AIR SCREENAIR FILTER See Fig IN-LINE FUEL FILTER See Fig CLEANINGMUFFLER SPARK PLUGSTO REMOVE MOWER See Fig SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTSTO INSTALL MOWER See Fig CAUTION BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTSTO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT See Fig TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSINGBOTH FRONT LINKS MUST BE EQUAL IN LENGTH TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT See Fig TO ADJUST BRAKE See FigTO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY See FigINTERLOCKS AND RELAYS REPLACING BATTERY See Figs. 26 andTO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL ASSEMBLY See Fig TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBTO ADJUST CARBURETOR TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE See FigENGINE OIL STORAGEOTHER FUEL SYSTEMCORRECTION TROUBLESHOOTING POINTSPROBLEM CAUSEEngine continues to run SCHEMATIC TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER PO14542DELECTRICAL REPAIR PARTS2122 DESCRIPTION PARTCHASSIS AND ENCLOSURES PART 202 DRIVEBellcrank Clutch 154407178394 6867 STEERING ASSEMBLY8546 KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION ENGINE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Spark ArresterPART SEAT ASSEMBLY 179416 DECALSWHEELS & TIRES 179128MOWER LIFT PART MOWER DECK 179293 179292SERVICE NOTES LIMITED WARRANTY WARRANTY SERVICEPOLICY SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION