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Maintaining
Your Lawn
Mower
WARNING
7. Replace with new belt, working it between the deck
and baffle, first around the transmission pulley and
then the engine pulley.
NOTE: Make certain that belt is seated correctly and
that it is riding smoothly on the engine pulley and is not
pinched between the lower and upper pulley halves.
8. Tighten self-tapping screw securing deck baffle
loosened earlier.
9. Replace engine baffle and secure with self tapping
screws.
10. Replace blade, blade adapter, and associated
hardware. Follow instructions in Blade Care section
for proper assembly.
11. Tip mower back onto its wheels and remove piece of
plastic from under gas cap (if applicable).
Replacing Battery (If Equipped)
WARNING: Batteries contain sulfuric
acid which may cause burns. Do not
short circuit or mutilate batteries in any
way. Do not put batteries in fire as these may burst
or release toxic materials.
1. Loosen round handle knobs securing upper and
lower handles and carefully fold the upper handle
down toward the lower handle as shown in Figure
5-6.
2. Remove the two screws securing battery cover to
battery housing and place them to the side. See
Figure 5-6.
3. Open battery cover, remove positive and negative
leads from battery, remove and replace with new
battery. See Figure 5-7. Connect the positive lead to
the positive side of the battery pack, then connect
the negative side.
NOTE: The battery you have may differ slightly from the
one shown in Figure 5-7. Refer to the Parts List.
IMPORTANT: When replacing battery pack in handle
panel, battery pack must be positioned with the
positive terminal to the left side and the negative
terminal to the right side of panel (Positive terminal
is closest to the key switch), Figure 5-7. Replacing
battery pack incorrectly will cause serious damage.
4. Reattach battery cover to battery housing by secur
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ing with the two screws removed earlier, making sure
to snap the wire conduit on the left into place on the
housing.
5. Fold handles back up and tighten handle knobs.
WARNING: Do not remove the battery
pack from the electric starter housing
for any reason other than replacement.
Figure 5-6: Fold down upper handle and remove two screws
from back of housing.
Figure 5-7: Open cover to view battery and wires.
Batteries contain
sulfuric acid which
may cause burns.
Do not short circuit
or mutilate batteries
in any way. Do not
put batteries in fire
as these may burst
or release toxic
materials.
Do not remove the
battery pack from
the electric starter
housing for any
reason other than
replacement.
NOTE: Make certain
that belt is seated
correctly and that it is
riding smoothly on the
engine pulley and is not
pinched between the
lower and upper pulley
halves.