Craftsman 917272243 lawn tractor

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_,CAUTION: Rod is spring loaded. Have
a firm grip on rod an release slowly.
4. Remove screws from R.H. mandrel
cover and remove cover,
5. Remove any dirt or grass clippings
which may have accumulated around
mandrels and entire upper deck
surface.
6. Disconnect R.H. suspension arm from
rear deck bracket by removing
retainer spring.
7. Carefully roll belt over the top of R.H.
mandrel pulley.
8. Remove belt from electdc clutch
pulley.
9. Remove belt from idler pulleys.
10.Check primary idler arm and two
idlersto see that they rotate freely.
11, Be sure spring is securely hooked to
primary idler arm and spring arm.
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
12.thstall belt inboth idlers.
13. Install new belt onto electric clutch
pulley.
14.Carefully roll belt Into upper groove of
R.H. maodral pulley.
15.Carefully check belt muting making
sure belt is in the grooves correctly.
16. Reconnect R.H. suspension arm to
rear deck bracket with retainer spring.
17. Reassemble R.H, mandrel cover.
18.Engage belt tension rod by pushing
rod into locking bracket.
BeltTension R.H. Mandrel Electric
Rod
(Disengaged Cover_ Clutch
Posi_n)
Mandrel
Suspension
Arm Primary
Idler Arm
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractoron level surface. Engage
parkingbrake.
1. Remove mower drive belt (See "TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manual).
2. Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this
manual).
3. Remove screws from L.H. mandrel
cover and remove cover.
4. Carefully roll belt off L.H. mandrel
pulley.
5. Remove belt from center mandrel
pulley, idler pulley, and R.H. mandrel
pulley.
6. Remove any dirt or grass which may
have accumulated around mandrels
and entire upper deck surface.
7. Check secondary idler arm end idler
pulley to sea that they rotate freely.
8. Be sure spring is hooked in secondary
idler arm and secondary spring arm.
9. Install new belt in lower groove of R.H.
mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
10.Carefully roll belt over L.H. mandrel
pulley. Make sure belt is in all
grooves properly.
11. Reinstall L.H. mandrel cover.
12. Reinstall mower to tractor (See
"INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE
BELT" in the Assembly section of this
manual),
13.Reassemble mower drive belt (See
"TO REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT"
in this section of this manual).
L.H. SecondaryIdlerArm
_ IdlerPulley Sprlng
_f" /Secondary
SpnngArm
._'_Canter
R.H_
Mandrel"
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractor is equipped with an adjustable
brake system which is mounted on the
side ol the transaxle.
If tractorrequires morethan six (6) feet
stoppingdistance at highspeed in highest
gear on a level dryconcrete or paved
surface, then brake must be adjusted.
1. Depress clutch/brakepedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distance between brake
operatingarm and nut "A"on brake rod.
3. If distanceis other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A"untildistance
becomes 1-9/16". Retightenjam nut
against nut "A".
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