Craftsman 917250520 lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 21

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
= Depress clutch/brake pedal fully and set parking brake.
° Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.
= Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
° Turn ignition key "OFF" and remove key.
° Make sure the blades and all moving parts have completely stopped.
° Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come in contact with
plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE MOWER (See Fig. 21)
, Place attachment clutch in "DISENGAGED" position.
= Turn height adjustment knob to lowest setting.
Lower mower to its lowest position.
= Remove retainer spring holding anti-swaybar to chas-
sis bracket and disengage anti-swaybar from bracket.
, Remove retainer springs from suspension arms at
deck and disengage arms from deck.
Raise attachment lift to its highest position.
Remove two retainer springs from each front link and
remove links.
Slide mower forward and remove belt from electric
clutch pulley.
Slide mower out from under Hght side of tractor.
IMPORTANT: LFAN ATTACHME_NT OTHER THAN THE
MOWER DECK IS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR,
REMOVE THE FRONT LINKS.
TO INSTALL MOWER
Follow procedure describaa in "INSTALL MOWER AND
DRIVE BELT' in the Assembly section of this manual.
LIFT
LINKS
FRONT
LINKS
TO LEVEL MOWER HOUSING
Adjust the mower while tractor is parked on level ground or
driveway. Make sure tires are properly inflated (See
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3 of this manual).
If tires are over or underinflated, you wil not properly adjust
your mower.
SIDE-TO-SIDE ADJUSTMENT (See Figs. 21 and 22)
Raise mower to its highest position.
Measure height from bottom of deck curl to ground
level at front corners of mower. Distance "A" on both
sides of mower should be the same.
If adjustment is necessary, make adjustment on one
side of mower only.
To raise one side of mower, tighten lift link adjustment
nut on that side.
° To lowerone side of mower, loosen lift Ink adjustment
nut on that side.
NOTE: Each half turn of adjustment nut wil change mower
height about 3/16".
Recheck measurements after adjusting.
FIG. 22
SUSP!
NUT
FRONT
MOWER
BRACKET FRONT SUSPENSION
BRACKETS
BRACKET
ELECTRIC CLUTCH
PULLEY
RETAINER SPRINGS
RETAINER
SPRING
FRONT MOWER BRACKET
ADJUSTMENT NUT
ANTI-SWAY
BAR RETAINER
SPRINGS
21
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