Weed Eater W17542H Operator's Manual - Service and Adjustments

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS

TO REMOVE WHEEL FOR REPAIRS 

(See Fig.  26)

•  Block up axle securely.

• 

Remove axle cover, retaining ring and washers to allow 

wheel removal (rear wheel contains a square key - Do 

not lose).

•  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.

FIG. 26

RE TAIN ING 

RING

WASH ERS

SQUARE KEY (REAR 

WHEEL ONLY)

AXLE COVER

ADJUSTMENT 

BOLT

NEUTRAL 

LOCK 

GATE

MOTION CONTROL 

LEVER

FIG. 25

TO AD JUST STEER ING WHEEL ALIGN MENT

If steering wheel crossbars are not horizontal (left to right) 

when wheels are positioned straight forward, remove steer -

ing wheel and reassemble per instructions in the Assembly 

section of this manual.

FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN/CAMBER

Your new tractor front wheel toe-in and camber is set at the 

factory and is normal. The front wheel toe-in and camber 

are not adjustable.  If damage has occurred to affect the 

factory set front wheel toe-in or camber, contact a qualified 

service center.

TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BATTERY 

(See Fig. 27) 

WARNING:  Lead-acid batteries gen er ate 

ex plo sive gases.  Keep sparks, flame and 

smoking ma te ri als away from bat ter ies.  

Always wear eye pro tec tion when around 

batteries.

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

recharged. (See "BATTERY" in the MAINTENANCE sec -

tion of this man u al).

If “jumper ca bles” are used for emer gen cy starting, follow 

this pro ce dure:

IMPORTANT:  YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A 12 

VOLT SYSTEM. THE OTHER VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 

VOLT SYSTEM. DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BATTERY TO 

START OTHER VEHICLES. 

TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -

 •  Connect one end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE 

(+) terminal of each battery(A-B), taking care not to 

short against tractor chassis.

  •  Connect one end of the BLACK ca ble to the NEGA TIVE 

(-) terminal (C) of fully charged battery.

 •  Connect the other end of the BLACK cable (D) to good 

chassis ground,  away from fuel tank and bat tery.

TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -

 •  BLACK cable first from chassis and then from the fully 

charged battery.

 •  RED cable last from both batteries.

• 

Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel, 

and lightly tighten.

• 

Start engine and move motion control lever until tractor 

does not move forward or backward.

•  Hold motion control lever in that position and turn engine 

off.

• 

While holding motion control lever in place, loosen the 

adjustment bolt.

•  Move motion control lever to the neutral (lock gate) 

position.

•  Tighten adjustment bolt securely.

NOTE:  If additional clearance is needed to get to ad just ment 

bolt, move mower deck height to the lowest position.

After above adjustment is made, if the tractor still creeps 

forward or backward while motion control lever is in neutral 

position, follow these steps:

•  Loosen the adjustment bolt.

•  Move the motion control lever 1/4  to 1/2 inch in the 

direction it is trying to creep.

•  Tighten adjustment bolt securely.

•  Start engine and test.

• 

If tractor still creeps, repeat above steps until satisfied.

NOTE: To seal tire punctures and prevent flat tires due 

to slow leaks, tire sealant may be purchased from your 

local parts dealer. Tire sealant also prevents tire dry rot 

and corrosion.

WEAK OR 

DEAD BATTERY

FULLY CHARGED

BATTERY

Fig. 27