Sears 917.255741 - Manual (Page 18)

3. REPLACE TRACTOR iWOTiON DRIVE BELT
The tractor Drive Belt may be replaced without tools. Park
the tractor on level area. Engage Parking Brake. NOTE;
BELT INSTALLATION DECAL UNDER LEFT FOOT­
REST.
a. Remove mower, (See Mower Section, page 20).
b. Remove two Retainer Springs from Belt Guide Bracket
below Transaxle Pulley. Remove Bracket (Fig, 32).
c. Swing Belt Guides away from Belt, toward rear of trac*
tor (Fig 32)
d Roll Belt over top of Transaxle Pulley
e. Roll Belt over Engine Pulley and off Idler (Fig 34),
f. Release Parking Brake, Pull Belt as far as possible over
top of Clutch Pulley,
g. Reset Parking Brake. Pull Beit over top of Clutch Pulley
(Fig, 34).
h Pull Belt out through Shift Gate to remove from trac*
tor (Fig, 33),
Install Belt by reversing above procedure. NOTE: RE
PLACE ONLY WITH BELT LISTED IN MANUAL,
4. CLEAN BATTERY AND TERMINALS
Corrosion and dirt on the Battery and Terminals cause
the Battery to leak'' power
A
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX­
PLOSIVE GASES. KEEP SPARKS, FLAME,
AND
SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY
FROM BATTERIES ALWAYS SHIELD
YOUR EYES AROUND BATTERIES,
a. Disconnect BLACK Battery Cable then RED Battery
Cable and remove Battery from Tractor Wash Battery
with four tablespoons of baking soda to one gallon of
water. NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET THE SODA
SOLUTION INTO THE CELLS. Rinse the Battery with
plain water, dry and reinstall on Tractor
b. Clean Terminals and Battery Cable ends w th a wire
brush until bright, Replace Battery Cables, connecting
RED Battery Cable to Positive Terminal f rst, then
BLACK Battery Cable to Negat've Term oal, Coat ter­
minal connections with VasoLne,
REAR
VIEWED FROM BOTTOM OF TRACTOR
FIGURE 34 18-