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Garden tractor 26 hr* 54" mower electric start automatic transmission
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TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART:
See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center
PROBLEM
Loss of drive
Engine "backfires"
1
when turning
engine "OFF"
Engine dies when
1
tractor
is shifted
into reverse
CAUSE
CORRECTION
1
2
3
4
5
Freewheel
control in
1
"DISENGAGED"
position.
Debris on steering
plate (if
2
equipped).
Motion drive belt worn, damaged,
3
or broken.
] Air trapped
in transmission
during
shipment
or servicing.
I Axle
key missing.
Engine
throttle
control
not
sel
between
half and full speed
(fast)
position
before
stopping
engine.
Reverse
operation
system
(ROS)
is not "ON" while mower
or other
attachment
is engaged.
Place freewheel
control in
"ENGAGED"
position.
See "CLEANING"
in the
maintenance
section.
Replace
motion drive belt.
4
Purge transmission.
5
Install axle key at rear wheel.
See
"TO REMOVE
WHEEL"
in the
Service
and Adjustments
section.
1
Move throttle
control between
half and full speed
(fast) position
before stopping
engine.
1
Turn ignition
key to ROS "ON"
position.
See Operation
section.
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