Weed Eater WE12538J manual Service And Adjustments, Tractor, TO REMOVE 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. 15)

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. 15)

•Raise attachment lift lever to its highest position.

•Slide mower under tractor with deflector shield to right side of tractor.

•Lower lift lever to its lowest position.

•Install mower in reverse order of removal instructions.

SUSPENSION ARMS

SQUARE HOLE

SMALL RETAINER SPRING	ENGINE PULLEY

CLUTCH SPRING

FRONT LINK

RETAINER SPRING

ANTI-SWAY BAR	RETAINER SPRINGS
	(BOTH SIDES)
COLLAR

HOUSING GUIDE	LARGE RETAINER
	SPRING

BRACKET

Fig. 15

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Contents MODEL NO. WE12538J 12.5HP 38 Inch LawnTractor II. SLOPE OPERATION SAFETY RULESIV. SERVICE I. GENERAL OPERATIONSafe Operation Practices for Ride-OnMowers SAFETY RULESPRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTSCUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES Keys UNASSEMBLED PARTSSteering Wheel SeatBEFORE REMOVING TRACTOR FROM SKID ASSEMBLYTOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE TRACTOR FROM CARTONCHECK 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 TRANSPORT BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINETO OPERATE MOWER See Fig. TO OPERATE ON HILLSTO START ENGINE See Fig MOWING TIPSMAINTENANCE SCHEDULE 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-LINEFUEL FILTER See Fig CLEANINGMUFFLER SPARK PLUGSTO INSTALL MOWER See Fig SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTSTO REMOVE MOWER See Fig TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE BELT See Fig TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSINGTO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT See Fig TO ADJUST BRAKE See FigTO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY See FigTO REPLACE FUSE REPLACING BATTERY See Figs. 25 ANDTO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB INTERLOCKS AND RELAYSTO ADJUST CARBURETOR TO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL ASSEMBLY See FigENGINE TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE See Fig ENGINE OIL STORAGEOTHER FUEL SYSTEMCORRECTION TROUBLESHOOTING POINTSPROBLEM CAUSESCHEMATIC TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER WE12538JELECTRICAL REPAIR PARTSKEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION CHASSIS DESCRIPTION PARTDRIVE TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER WE12538J 11 26 28 STEERING38 63 42 37 37 36TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER WE12538J ENGINE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Spark Arrester8113 Control Th/ch Flag 170551SEAT WHEELS & TIRES DECALSMOWER LIFT 11 19 13 31 32 13 MOWER LIFT Wire Asm Inner/Sprg w/plunger159460 MOWER DECK TRACTOR - - MODEL NUMBER WE12538J SERVICE NOTES LIMITED WARRANTY POLICY SERVICEWARRANTY NEW PEERLESS GEAR POWER TRAIN COMPONENTSONLY RIDE UP AND DOWN HILL Page Engine continues to run