Weed Eater 960480001 Service Manual

•  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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

The transaxle should be in neutral when the gear shift lever is 

in neutral (lock gate) position. The adjustment is preset at the 

factory; however, if adjustment is needed, proceed as follows:
•  Make sure transaxle is in neutral.

NOTE: When the tractor rear wheels move freely, the 

transaxle is in neutral.

• 

Loosen adjustment bolt in front of the right rear wheel.

•  Position the gear shift lever in the neutral 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.