SERVICE AN

TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT

if steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right) when wheeis are positioned straight forward, remove steer- ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly section of this manual.

FRONT WHEEL TOE-INICAMBER

The front wheet toe-in and camber are not adjustable on your tractor, if damage has occurred to affect the front wheel toe4n or camber, contact your nearest authorized service center.

TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS

(See Fig. 27)

oBlock up axle securely.

=Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to aflow wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key - Do not lose).

o Repair tire and reassemble_

°On rear wheels only: align grooves in rear wheel hub and axle. Insert square key,,

. Replace washers and snap retaining ring securely in axle groove.

Replace axle cover.

WASHERS

RETAINING

RING

AXLE COVER

(REARWHEELONLY)

FIG_27

ADJUSTMENTS

TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY

(See Fig. 28)

CAUTION; Lead-acid batteries gener- J

and smoking materials away from bat- I ate explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame teries. Always wear eye protection

when around batteries.

your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be

recharged.. If "jumper cables" are used for emergency starting, follow this procedure:

IMPORTANT: YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A 12

VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM. THE OTHER

VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BATTERY TO START OTHER VEHICLES

TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -

. Connect each end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE

(+)terminal of each battery, taking care not to short against chassis.,

°Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGA- TIVE (-) terminal of ful{y charged battery.

Connect the other end of the BLACK cable to good CHASSIS GROUND, away from fuel tankand battery.

TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -

oBLACK cable first from chassis and then from the fully charged battery

o RED cable last from both batteries,

"POSITIVE" (+)

"NEGATIVE"(-)

PANEL

BOLT

FIG. 28

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