Craftsman 917271110 16.5 HP ELECTRIC START 42" MOWER 6 SPEED TRANSAXLE LAWN TRACTOR

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TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjustthemowerwhiletractorisparked
on levelgroundor driveway. Makesure
tiresare properlyinflated(See =PROD-
UCT SPECIFICATIONS'). Iftiresare
overorunderinflated,youwillnotpropedy
adjustyourmower.
SIDE-TO-SiDEADJUSTMENT
Raisemowerto itshighestposition.
° Atthemidpointofbothsidesofmower,
measureheightfrom bottomedgeof
mowertoground. Distance=A"on both
sidesofmowershouldbethesame or
within1/4"ofeachother.
Ifadjustmentisnecessary,makeadjust-
menton onesideofmoweronly.
° Toraiseonesideofmower,tightenlift
linkadjustmentnuton thatside.
° Toloweronesideofmower,loosenlift
linkadjustmentnutonthatside.
NOTE: Eachfull tum ofadjustmentnut
willchangemowerheightabout1/8".
Recheckmeasurementsafteradjusting.
Bottom
Bottom
ofCud_ f Curt
t- 7GroundLine _--j-r _
(_ Suspension
Lift Link Adjustment Nut
Beforemakinganynecessaryadjust-
ments,checkthatbothfront linksare
equalin length.Bothlinksshouldbe
approximately10-3/8".
Iflinksare notequalin length,adjust
one linktosame lengthas otherlink.
Tolowerfront ofmowerloosennut=E"
on bothfront linksanequalnumberof
tums.
When distance=D"is 1/8"to 1/2"lower
at front thanrear,tightennuts=P
againsttrunniononbothfront links.
To raisefront ofmower,loosennut=P
from trunniononbothfront links.
Tightennut=E"onbothfront linksan
equalnumberoftums.
When distance=D"is 1/8"to 1/2"lower
at front thanrear,tightennut=P against
trunnionon bothfront links.
Recheckside-to-sideadjustment.
ndrel
BothFrontLinksShouldbe EqualinLength
Trunnion
FRONT-TO-BACKADJUSTMENT
IMPORTANT:Deck mustbe level side-to-
side. Ifthe followingfront-to-back adjust-
mentis necessary,be sureto adjustboth
front links equally so mower will stay
levelside-to-side.
To obtainthe bestcuttingresults,the
mowerhousingshouldbe adjustedsothat
thefront isapproximately1/8"to1/2"
lowerthanthe rearwhenthemowerisin
itshighestposition.
Checkadjustmenton rightside oftractor.
Measuredistance=D"directlyinfront and
behind.,tti_mandrelat bottomedgeof
mowerh_usingasshown.
Front Links Trunnion
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
The mower blade drive belt may be
replaced without tools. Park the tractor on
level surface. Engage parking brake.
BELT REMOVAL -
Remove mower from tractor (See "TO
REMOVE MOWER" in this section of
this manual).
Work belt off both mandrel pulleys and
idler pulleys.
Pull belt away from mower.
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