Craftsman 917272065 lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 25

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BELTINSTALLATION -
4. Installnew belt in reverse order of
removal.
5. Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides.
6. Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions.
TO ADJUST BRAKE
Your tractorisequipped withan adjustable
brake system whichis mountedon the
side of the transaxle.
iftractorrequiresmore than six(6) foot
stoppingdistanceat high speed kl highest
gear on a level dry concrete or paved
surface, then brake must be adjusted.
1. Depress clutchrerakepedal and
engage parking brake.
2. Measure distancebetween brake
operatingarm and nut "A" on brake rod.
3. If distance is other than 1-9/16", loosen
jam nutand turn nut "A" untildistance
becomes 1-9/16". Retightenjam nut
against nut=A".
4. Road test tractorforproper stopping
distanceas stated above. Readjustif
necessary. If stoppingdistanceis still
greater than six (6) feat in highestgear,
further maintenance is necessary.
Contact a Sears or other qualified
service center.
Wlth Parking Brake "Engaged"
Operating
Arm
Do Not k_uchthis nut. If further brake adjust-
ment is necessary contact your nearest
authorized service center/department
TO REPLACE MOTION DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake. For assistance, there isa
belt installationguide decal on bottom
side of leftfootrest.
1. Remove mower (See =TOREMOVE
MOWER" in this section of this
manual.)
2. Remove belt from stationary idler and
clutching idler.
3. Pullbelt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully remove belt upwards from
transmission inputpulley and over
coolingfan blades.
4. Pull belt toward front oftractor and
remove downward from around
engine pulley.
5. Install new belt by reversing above
procedure.
Engine
Pulley
Clutching Idler--
Stationaw Idler-._.
Transmission
Input Pulley _
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TRANSAXLE MOTION CONTROL
LEVER NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT
The motioncontrol lever has been preset
at the factory and adjustment should not
be necessary.
1. Loosen adjustment bolt infront of the
dght rear wheel, and lightlytighten.
2. Start engine and move motion control
lever untiltractor does not move
forward or backward.
3. Hold motioncontrol lever in that
position and turn engine off.
4. While holding motion control lever in
place, loosen the adjustmentbolt.
5. Move motion controllever to the
neutral (N) (lock gate) position.
6. Tighten adjustment boltsecurely.
NOTE: if additionalclearance is needed
to get to adjustment belt, move mower
deck height to the lowest position.
After above adjustment is made, ifthe
tractor stillcreeps forward or backward
while motion control lever is in neutral
position, follow these steps:
1. Loosen the adjustment bolt.
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