Toro STX-26 - Servicing the Battery; Battery Cleaning and Water Addition; Installing the Battery

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Figure39
1.Ventcaps3.Lowerline
2.Upperline
4.Iftheelectrolyteislow,addtherequiredamount
ofdistilledwater;refertoAddingWatertothe
Battery(page30).
AddingWatertotheBattery
Thebesttimetoadddistilledwatertothebatteryis
justbeforeyouoperatethemachine.Thisletsthe
watermixthoroughlywiththeelectrolytesolution.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,andlowerthehydrauliclift.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Removethebatteryfromthemachine;referto
RemovingtheBattery(page28).
Important:Neverllthebatterywith
distilledwaterwhilethebatteryisinstalledin
themachine.Electrolytecouldspillonother
partsandcausecorrosion.
4.Cleanthetopofthebatterywithapapertowel.
5.Removetheventcapsfromthebattery(Figure
39).
6.Slowlypourdistilledwaterintoeachbatterycell
untiltheelectrolytelevelisuptotheUpperline
(Figure39)onthebatterycase.
Important:Donotoverllthebattery;
electrolyte(sulfuricacid)cancausesevere
corrosionanddamagetothechassis.
7.Wait5to10minutesafterllingthebattery
cells.Adddistilledwater,ifnecessary,untilthe
electrolytelevelisuptotheUpperline(Figure
39)onthebatterycase.
8.Installthebatteryventcaps.
CleaningtheBattery
Note:Keeptheterminalsandtheentirebatterycase
clean,becauseadirtybatterydischargesslowly.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,andlowerthehydrauliclift.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Removethebatteryfromthemachine;
RemovingtheBattery(page28).
4.Washtheentirecasewithasolutionofbaking
sodaandwater.
5.Rinsethebatterywithclearwater.
6.Coatthebatterypostsandcableconnectorswith
Grafo112X(skin-over)grease(T oroPartNo.
505-47)orpetroleumjellytopreventcorrosion.
7.Installthebattery;refertoInstallingtheBattery
(page30).
InstallingtheBattery
1.Usingthefastenerspreviouslyremoved,install
thepositive(red)batterycabletothepositive(+)
batteryterminal(Figure37).
2.Slidetheredterminalbootontothepositive
batterypost.
3.Usingthefastenerspreviouslyremoved,install
thenegative(black)batterycabletothenegative
(-)batteryterminal(Figure37).
4.Securethebatteryusingthebarandwingnuts
(Figure37).
Important:Ensurethatthebatterycablesdonot
contactanysharpedgesoreachother.
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