1. Rear-deflector and handle-lock lever assembly
8. Remove the cover from the battery.
9. Disconnect the leads from the battery.
10. Remove and battery and recycle it.
Note: Recycle the battery according to your state
and local regulations.
Installing the New Battery
1. Clean the battery-holding area on the mower
housing.
2. Set the new battery in place on the mower housing.
3. Connect the leads to the new battery.
Note: Ensure that you connect the black (negative)
wire to the negative (-) terminal and the red (positive)
wire to the positive (+) terminal.
4. Install the cover onto the battery.
Note: Ensure that the cover fits properly over the
wiring harness.
5. Install the rear-deflector and handle-lock lever
assembly onto the machine.
6. Raise the handle to the vertical position.
7. Secure the shroud with the 4 small bolts that you
removed in step 5 of Removing the Old Battery.
8. Install the rear-discharge plug.
9. Return the handle to the operating position.
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Figure 36
Adjusting the Self-propel Drive
Cable
Whenever you install a new self-propel cable, or if
the self-propel drive is out of adjustment, adjust the
self-propel-drive cable.
1. Loosen the cable support nut (Figure 37).
2. Pull down the cable jacket (toward the mower) until
there is no slack in the cable (Figure 38).
3. Tighten the nut on the cable support.
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Figure 37
Figure 38