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    Sears l OWNERS MANUAL MODEL NO. 917,253724 Caution: Read Rules for Safe Operation and Instructions Carefully GARDEN Assembly Installation Operation Repair Parts TRACTOR Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, III. 60684 U.S.A.[...]

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    CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of a Sears Varidrive GTV 16 HP. Garden Tractor_ It has been designed, engineered and manufactured to give you dependability and performance Should you experience any problem you cannot easily rem- edy, pfease contact your nearest Sears, Roebuck and Co. store They have competent, well-trained technicians and the prop[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION ........ BELOW MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS .............. 6 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS ................. 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING ..................... 13 OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ................ 4 REPAIR PARTS ........................... 15 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATmON 1_ Know the controls and how to stop quickly, READ THE [...]

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    CAUTION: DO NOT OPERATE VARIDRIVE CONTROL (FIG. 11) UNLESS ENGINE IS RUNNING, DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO VARIDRIVE SYSTEM, CUT AWAY VIEW _._ VENT CAP L_.-_J BATTERY TUBE BATTERY CELL WING NUT _._I_ _'- FLAT WASHER _._f"-,...,.----_ BATT E R Y J/iT-, ROD WING NUT__ _-i FLATWASHER--/7_/f!/-_-_'r- k_ NEGATIVE BLACK _ ._"7 _ //, _'_ G[...]

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    d. Insert Battery Bo_t into square hole on the left side of Battery Support (Fig,, 3), Fasten Battery Rod to Battery Bolt with a Flat Washer and Wing Nut. e. Insert remaining Battery Bolt into square hole in Roll side of Battery Support and fasten Battery Rod with a Flat Washer and Wing Nut (Fig, 3). Tighten Wing Nuts securely fo Position Terminal [...]

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    FIGURE 8 CLUTCH°BRAKE PEDAL "DRIVE" POSITION FOOT , | PEDAL 1,, 2, 3, 4_ Keep aIl shields in place,. Before leaving operator's position: a Shift transmission to neutral b Set Parking Brake. c, Disengage Attachment Lever, d Shut off engine, e, Remove Ignition Key, Wait fm all movement to stop before servicing machine,, Keep peopie [...]

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    WARMUNG UP THE ENGINE Move Throttle Control to "SLOW" position. Push Choke in as engine warms up. NOTE: ALLOW ENGINE TO WARM UP FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE OPERATING. When restartinq a warm engine move Throttle Control mid- way between SLOW and FAST position,, Choke may not have to be used. TRACTOR OPERATION I With engine running and warm pl[...]

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    DISCHARGING FIGURE 13 CHARGING - _ • _. • 1,, Connect each end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE (+) terminals of each battery (taking care not to shor_t against chassis), 2, Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGATIVE (-) terminal of fully charged battery. 3. Connect the other end of the cable to ENGINE BLOCK or good CHASSIS GROUND on tr[...]

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    FIRST HOURS 1_ CHECK BELT ADJUSTMENT New Belts may stretch after the first few hours of operation resulting in loss of power. am With engine running, transmission in neutral, place Vari- drive Control Lever in "FAST" position (Fig. 11) and check if Secondary Belt (Fig. 16 - Inset) rides flush with outside of Variator Sheave (DO NOT PUSH D[...]

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    EVERY HOURS 1. CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL DO NOT CHECK ENGINE OiL LEVEL WITH ENGINE RUNNING° Several minutes after stopping Engine, check Engine Oil Level with Tractor on level ground. Wipe dipstick (Fig, 17) clean, push it down tight for a few seconds, remove and read Oil Level. If necessary, add Oil until "FULL" mark is reached.. In summer[...]

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    6, OIL PIVOT POINTS Place several drops of SAA.E. 30 Oil at points where parts move against each other, especially: a,, Front Axle Pivot (Fig. 20). b, Hood Hinges. c_ Foot Pedal Shaft (Fig_9), d, Lift Shaft (Fig, 33). e. Polyfoam Seat at Varlator Arm Assembly Pivot Shaft (saturate with oil), see page !8, Key No's. 46, 51 and 53. f. Clutch Link[...]

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    2o REPLACE AIR CLEANER PAPER CARTRIDGE Refer to page 8,_ REPLACE IN-LINE FUEL FILTER If fuel filter is clogged, obstructing fuel flow to carburetor, reptacement is required, a, With Engine coot, remove and plug Fuel Line Sections as removed from both ends of Fuel F_lter (Fig. 28). b,_ Place new Fuel Filter in position in Fuel Line (arrow on side of[...]

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    2. BRAKE ADJUSTMENT IF TRACTOR REQUIRES MORE THAN SIX FEET STOPPING DISTANCE IN HIGHEST GEAR ON A LEVEL DRY CONCRETE OR PAVED SURFACE THEN BRAKE MUST BE ADJUSTED+ a Remove (4} Hex Washer Head Tapping Screws from Shift Cover Plate (Fig, 30), located on top tractor frame+ Remove the Cover Plate, b Loosen .Jam Nut (A) on Brake Rod (B) at Clevis (C) (F[...]

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    ENGINE PIVOT SHAFT SECONDARY BELT (REARI IATOR S, BELT KEEPER PRIMARY IDL V FIGURE 34 WASH E R WASHER KLIP RiNG FIGURE 35 BOLT 5o BELT REPLACEMENT The belts on this tractor are special for this application, when replacing Belts always replace with Sears belts. a, Disconnect Negative Ground Battery Cable_ b. Set Parking Brake (F_g, 10). c Pull Varid[...]

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    TROUBLE SH{:)OT|NG POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY WILL NOT START Clutch-Brake Pedal in drive position Attachment Clutch Lever in "ENGAGED" position No gasoline in Fuel Tank or clogged Fuel Line or Fuel Filter BIown Fuse Dead Battery Defective ignition or loose Wiring Push Peda nto brake position (Fig, 9) Move Lever to "DISENGAGED&quo[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS RED SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917,253724 RED ................... BLACK -- i I + 12V - ED % %% WHITE WHITE 0,1( WHITE _r {iNTER LOCK SWITCH INTERLOCK SWITCH OS BLACK MAGNET, STARTER SOLENOID IGNITION SWITCH BLACK, RED 30 a _,, FUSE AMMETER _ LIGHTS WILL NOT REGISTER ON AMMETE R YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A SPECIAL ALTERNATOR SY[...]

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    REPASR PARTS SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 ELECTRICAL _- 19 19. A C D E F _:_5 11 22 _ 6 47 _:_23 (_ 48 D ,_4 F 7 31 3 4 tO 24 45 26 27 12 KEY NO, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PART DESCRIPTION KEY PART DESCRfPTION NO. NO. NO. 719J Cover - Terminal 25 5115J Cable - Starter 26 7604J 2008J Solenoid 27 699[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS CHASSIS, FENDER AND DASHBOARD G 79- 22 SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 46 G 13 c_ MODEL 77 44 78 |2 30 27 51 17 37 26 8O 22 36 21 11 36[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS CHASSIS, FENDER AND DASHBOARD SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 KEY PART DESCRIPTION NO, NO, 1 677A875 2 677A432 3 678H570 4 678H571 5 3600J 6 4110J 7 677H938 8 677H937 9 7091J !0 677H993 11 677A876 12 678H266 13 678H108 14 7092J 15 4904J 16 7090J t7 678H614 18 678H610 t9 678H742 20 678H33 21 678H447 22 678H340 23 8022J 24 717[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS VARIDRIVE SYSTEM SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 4 74 13 14 19 17 18 23 48 B ¥ 69 68 67 25 65 64 14 63 13 66 26 27 33 28 26 t8 59 60 18 47 84 28 39 45 88 18 -[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS VARIDRIVE SYSTEM SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917253724 KEY PART NO NO, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4t 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 DESC RtPTION 2895H 8016J 2876H 678H642 4551P 8330H 7596J Grip - Handle Plunger- Lever, Hand Spring Lever Assembly - H and Set S[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS STEERING SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 39 46 37 1 2 .= 48 26 26 21 43 45 -20-[...]

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    REPA|R PARTS SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917_253724 STEERING KEY PART DESCRIPTION NO. NO, 1 5022P Klip Ring 2 1617P Washer 25/32 x 1 - 1/4x 16Ga 3 3641J Tire - 16 x 6.50 4 9541R Front Wheel (Inc. Key No 5 & 2 of Key No. 6) 5 8856M Grease Fitting 6 9040H Flanged Bearing 7 678H616 Spindle Assembly, L, Ho 8 9530R Pin - Groove, 3/16x I - 1/4 9 [...]

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    REPAIR PARTS SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 2O °69 B 55 57 19 34 41 44 45 27 75 73 51 5 T 33 71 74 T U V W[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS CLUTCH-BRAKE SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 t_ KEY PART NO. NO, 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DESCRIPTION 1660P Washer 13/32 x 3/4 x 10 Ga. 7976J M uffl er 8545J Gasket - Muffler 9858M 1 Woodruff Key 61159 Knob - Throttle Control 74570412 Screw Hex Socket Hd. 1/4 - 20 x 3/4 678H6[...]

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    REPANR PARTS TRANSAXLE SEARS GTV 16 TWIN-MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 1 2 23 3 4 4 6 78 48 32 76 75 7O 74 64 70 73 65 92 93 70 49 14 7 13 39 42 40 97 45 25 24 - 24[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS TRANSAXLE SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917_253724 KEY PART NO, NO,, I, 4t97R 2 6845R 3 4199R 4 4216R 5 4215R 6 4217R 7 6256H 8 3056P 9 7392M 10 6272H 12 6266H 13 4212R I4 4196R 15 6276H 16 216,1 17 8118M 18 8740H 1 19 5385,1 20 4218R 21 6252H1 22 7810H 23 4986R 24 7393R 25 992R 1 26 6216H 27 6262H 28 217J 30 5855H 31 633A65 32 6277H[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS SEARS GTV 16 'TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917_253724 ENGINE+-MODEL NUMBER 402417, TYPE NUMBER 0676_01 AIR CLEANER--CARBURETOR GROUP 31 10 51 65 50 64 - 26 - 34 6[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS SEARS GTV 16 TWIN-_MODEL NUMBER 917,253724 ENGINE--MODEL NUMBER 402417, TYPE NUMBER 0676-01 AIR CLEANER--CARBURETOR GROUP KEY PART DESCRIPTION KEY PART DESCRIPTION NO, NO. NOt NO, 1 280185 Tube _ Breather 32 261444 2 280198 Tube- intake 33 261531 3 392970 Manifold Ass'y. - Intake 34 261446 4 271412 +*Gasket _ Carb, Mtg. 35 261563 [...]

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    REPAIR PARTS SEARS G'TV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 ENGINEJ=MODEL NUMBER 402417, TYPE NUMBER 0676-01 CYLINDER, CRANKSHAFT AND ENGINE BASE GROUP 69 21 44 16 56 17 59 31 29 27 - 28[...]

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    REPAIR PARTS SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 ENGINE--MODEL NUMBER 402417, TYPE NUMBER 0676-01 CYLINDER, CRANKSHAFT AND ENGINE BASE GROUP KEY PART DESCRIPTION KEY PART DESCRIPTION NOo NQ NO NO. 1 394900 2 391086 3 212461 4 212462 5 270984 6 270983 7 393243 8 393153 9 27803 10 93394 11 270982 11 271145 11 271146 12 93113 13 93111 14 91084 [...]

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    REPAIR PARTS SEARS GTV 16 TWIN--MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 ENGINE--MODEL NUMBER 402417, TYPE NUMBER 0676-01 MUFFLER, AIR GUIDE AND HOUSING GROUP KEY NO, t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PART NO, 222848 222849 93163 392681 93158 222846 222847 93777 392934 DESCRIPTION Cover- Air Guide Cover - Air Guide Screw - Sere Housing - Blower Screw - Sem Shield - Cylinder Shield -[...]

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    REPAM PARTS SEARS GTV 16 TWIN-MODEL NUMBER 917.253724 ENGINE-MODEL NUMBER 402417, TYPE NUMBER 0676-01 STARTER MOTOR GROUP 28 21 KEY PART DESCRIPTION NO. NO. 394891 2 394970 3 221798 4 93381 5 394988 6 393362 7 393456 8 93621 9 391362 10 393474 11 19203 12 390837 13 392744 14 93933 Armature Group (lnc- Key Nots, 2, 3, 4 and 5) Trigger Coil Ass'[...]

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    SERVICE NOTE8 32 -[...]

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    SERVICE NOTES 8630J-1.1231 - 33 - Printed in U,S°A.[...]

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    OWNERS MANUAL MODEL NO. 917.253724 HOW TO ORDER REPAIR PARTS GTV 16 TWIN VARIDRIVE GARDEN TRACTOR The Model Number wilt be found on the Model Plate attached to the top right side of Drawbar. Always mention the Model Number' when requesting service or parts for' your Garden Tractor, All parts listed herein may be ordered from any SEARS ROE[...]