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How to Change a Starter on a Craftsman Tractor
How to Change a Starter on a Craftsman Tractor. One of the greatest advantages about riding lawn mower tractors is that they have an electric starter system built in so that they usually start with ease. On a Craftsman tractor, the electric starter system usually only has two problems. Either the battery is dead or the starter is. Here, you will...
One of the greatest advantages about riding lawn mower tractors is that they have an electric starter system built in so that they usually start with ease. On a Craftsman tractor, the electric starter system usually only has two problems. Either the battery is dead or the starter is. Here, you will learn how to change a starter on a Craftsman tractor with just a few wrenches.
Things You'll Need
Wrench Set
Changing a Starter on a Craftsman Tractor
Unscrew the tractor hood. There are 4 to 6 bolts holding the hood down. Usually, there are 2 to 4 bolts on the sides and two bolts in the front under the headlights
Locate the engine starter. If you sit in the tractor seat, the starter will be in the front, right corner of the engine. It looks like a black soda pop can with two connectors on it.
Unscrew the black negative cable. Unscrew the red positive cable. Unscrew the two bolts holding the starter onto the engine frame.
Place the new starter in the same place of the old starter. Install it the exact way you took it off (the red positive cable is connected on the bolt on the starter closer to the seat of the tractor and the black negative ground cable is connected to the bolt on the starter closer to the front of the tractor). Re-install the hood.
Tips & Warnings
You can buy both used and new starters from hardware and lawn care stores. Make sure to have the Craftsman tractor model and make ready before you go to purchase the starter. A new starter is always a sure bet.
