Rover 1766 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
LOOSE PARTS KIT
DESCRIPTION
Steering wheel
Roll Pin
Stone Guard Assembly
Spring – Stone Guard
‘E’ Clip
Ignition keys
Plug Spanner
QTY
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
USE
On steering shaft
Secure steering wheel to shaft
Fitted to cutter head
On stone guard pivot rod
In groove in pivot rod
To start machine
To remove spark plug
SETTING UP INSTRUCTIONS
Fig.2 Fig.4
INSTALL STEERING WHEEL
5.
Secure by clipping an ‘E’ Clip into the groove
on the pivot rod. See Fig.4.
1.
Slip steering wheel over steering shaft and
align the wheel hole with the shaft hole;
2.
Insert drift punch – partially through the
holes to maintain alignment and insert roll
pin in the opposite side; See Fig.2.
3.
Drive roll pin in until flush with the outside
of the wheel.
Fig.3
FIT STONE GUARD
1.
Slip spring onto stone guard pivot rod so
that the short leg rests on top on the stone
guard;
2.
Now twist the spring as shown and fed the
end of the pivot rod into the forward pivot
bracket; See fig.3
3.
Insert the short end of the pivot rod fully
into the rearward pivot bracket;
4.
Release the spring. It should spring down
onto the top of the cutter head and be
tensioning the stone guard down;
INSTALLING THE BATTERY
BATTERY
1.
Remove battery as follows;
(a) Remove terminal cable from battery
(b) Undo wing nuts and remove clamp
bar.
2.
The battery is not fitted with Electrolyte.
This should be done by adding 33% strength
battery acid to each cell until plates are
covered. Electrolyte must be purchased
from a local battery supply outlet.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT OVERFILL BATTERY. ACID
WILL OVERFLOW INTO OTHER PARTS OF THE
MACHINE AND SEVERE CORROSSION AND
DETERIORATION WILL RESULT.
3.
Leave filler caps off and connect battery
charger to battery terminal. Charge at the
rate indicated in the instructions supplied
with the battery.
4.
After charging, check that Electrolyte is still
covering plates, if not, add to correct level.
Install filler caps.
5.
Replace battery and secure.
6.
Install the positive (red) cable to the positive
(+) terminal and the negative9black) cable
to the negative (-) terminal.
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